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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

Statue of boxer Teddy Baldock stolen from east London park

The Met Police are appealing for information after a bronze statue of boxing icon Teddy Baldock was stolen from a park in east London, with the thieves leaving behind nothing but the pugilist’s boxing boots.

The statue, estimated to be worth around £100,000, was wiggled free from its stone plinth outside Langdon Park in Poplar on Sunday and placed in a three-wheeled cargo bike covered with a high-visibility jacket.

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