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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Melley

Thief swipes $13 million in jewels, handbags and cash from a London mansion

Britain Jewelry Heist - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Police in London are searching for a burglar who broke into an occupied mansion and stole more than 10.5 million pounds ($13.2 million) worth of jewelry, designer handbags and cash.

The owners of the estate, identified in British media as an Instagram influencer and her developer husband, were not home at the time on Dec. 7. But employees were there and a housekeeper had a near run-in with the armed intruder, according to surveillance footage.

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