Two men jailed over theft of £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace James Sheen given four-year term and Michael Jones 27 months after ‘bold and brazen’ theft of toilet in Oxfordshire The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Gold from toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace ‘may have been smuggled abroad’ Thames Valley Police has not ruled out the chance that the gold was moved away from the UK. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025
Pair jailed for burglary of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace A gang of thieves smashed their way in to the palace and ripped out the fully-functioning 18-carat gold toilet during a raid in 2019. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025
Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms Two men who stole a $6.4 million golden toilet from an English mansion have been sentenced to more than two years in prison The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Two men jailed over theft of £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace The fully-functioning £4.75 million gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in September 2019 The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Two men to be sentenced over £4.75 million gold toilet heist Burglar Michael Jones ‘took advantage of’ the gold toilet’s ‘facilities’ the day before it was taken. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025
Man who tried to sell $6.4m gold toilet stolen from English country house is spared jail A man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a gold toilet was spared prison on Monday after a British judge said he had been taken advantage of by the thieves The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Man who ‘foolishly’ agreed to help steal £4.75m gold toilet avoids jail time “I am a good person” said the 36-year-old after his sentencing The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
‘Foolish’ middleman in £4.75million Blenheim Palace gold toilet heist walks free from court Frederick Doe, 37, also known as Frederick Sines, had been found guilty by a jury at Oxford Crown Court of conspiracy to transfer criminal property Evening Standard · May 19, 2025
Man handed suspended sentence over role in Blenheim Palace £4.8m gold toilet heist Frederick Doe, 36, convicted of conspiring to transfer criminal property after 18-carat toilet was stolen in 2019 The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Jury convicts thieves who stole satirical golden toilet from Churchill’s birthplace The audacious heist of a unique and functioning artwork by conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan has ended with the conviction of three men. Euronews · Mar 19, 2025
Court convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace has been convicted along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art valued at more than $6 million The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Two men guilty over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace It is believed the distinctive toilet has now been split up and disposed of, Oxford Crown Court was told previously. Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
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
Evening Standard · 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 4, 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 3, 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 · 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.
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 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’
Evening Standard · Feb 27, 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 26, 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 25, 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
The Independent UK · 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 24, 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