Men found guilty of stealing £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace The fully-functioning 18-carat toilet was a star attraction in an art installation before its theft The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Man guilty of burglary over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace Jurors at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday found Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, guilty of burglary. Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
Thief was ‘stressed’ trying to sell gold from Blenheim Palace toilet, jury hears It is believed the stolen golden toilet was broken up and sold in Birmingham for £520,000 less than two weeks after the raid, jurors heard. Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025
Man denies helping thief sell gold from golden toilet after Blenheim Palace raid Frederick Doe is accused of helping James Sheen sell gold from an 18-carat toilet that was stolen in an ‘audacious raid’ at Blenheim Palace in 2019. Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025
Man accused of stealing £4.75m gold toilet ‘used it day before raid’, court hears The toilet artwork, entitled America, weighed 98 kilos and was taken in a five-minute ‘audacious raid’ The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
Man accused of stealing gold toilet ‘used it day before raid’, court told The fully-functioning £4.75 million toilet was stolen in a raid in the early hours of September 14 2019. Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
Man accused of stealing gold toilet checked web headlines about raid – court Oxford Crown Court heard that Michael Jones had searched for details about the burglary in the days following the raid at Blenheim Palace in 2019. Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025
Blenheim staff woken by breaking glass during gold toilet theft, court told On Wednesday jurors sitting at Oxford Crown Court heard from the written statements of witnesses to the break-in. Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025
Watch shock moment thieves carry £4.75million gold toilet out of Blenheim Palace In footage shown to jurors, two cars tear across the lawn towards the palace before three men make their way inside Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025
CCTV shows brazen thieves roll £4.75 million gold toilet out of palace This shocking CCTV footage reveals the audacious theft of an 18-carat gold toilet, valued at £4.75 million, from Blenheim Palace. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025
Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in 'audacious raid' The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
Gold toilet stolen from Sir Winston Churchill’s home has been broken up, court hears The fully functioning toilet, entitled America, had been installed as an artwork at Blenheim Palace The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
Gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in ‘audacious raid’, court hears The toilet, which was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a star attraction in an exhibition Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025
First court hearing over theft of £4.8m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace The defendants were all freed on unconditional bail until a plea hearing next month Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023