Police nonetheless have ‘nothing to go on’ three years after a £4m rest room was stolen in an audacious theft from Blenheim Palace.
Detectives are nonetheless making an attempt to catch the crooks who stole the rest room from an artwork exhibition on the mansion in Oxfordshire.
Cops have admitted that regardless of making a number of arrests in reference to the theft, no-one has been charged.
It's also understood cops have “nothing to go on” in the way in which of recent leads.
It comes as officers from Thames Valley Police have renewed their attraction for anybody with details about the daring theft in 2019 to contact them.
The lavish bathroom, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, was on show as a part of an exhibition referred to as ‘America’ at Winston Churchill’s birthplace.
Simply earlier than 5am on September 14, 2019, a daring gang of thieves broke into the palace and ripped the newly-installed gold rest room, which was absolutely plumbed in, from the ground.
Detectives investigating the theft revealed that the gang fled in two getaway automobiles, abandoning the flushing mechanism and the bathroom roll.
On the time, Detective Inspector Jess Milne, of Thames Valley Police mentioned: ‘The piece of artwork that has been stolen is a high-value rest room made out of gold that was on show on the palace.
‘Because of the rest room being plumbed into the constructing, this has prompted important injury and flooding. We consider a bunch of offenders used at the very least two automobiles through the offence.’
Ever for the reason that daring theft, detectives have been looking the thieves and the bathroom, which has nonetheless not been discovered regardless of an in depth search.
On the time, the artist Mr Cattelan insisted to journalists that the theft was not a stunt. He mentioned: ‘I want it was a prank. At first, after they woke me up with the information, I believed it was a prank: Who’s so silly as to steal a rest room?
‘I had forgotten for a second that it was made out of gold.’
Blenheim Palace’s chief govt additionally admitted that the historic venue’s safety measures wanted to be challenged after the 18-carat gold rest room was stolen.
Dominic Hare mentioned a gang ‘mounted a really quick smash-and-grab raid’ on the palace.
He added: ‘The palace has a classy safety system however what has occurred has occurred, so clearly we have to problem ourselves on that.’
For the reason that housebreaking, detectives have arrested numerous folks, together with a pensioner.
Nonetheless, none have been charged.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police mentioned: ‘These arrested in reference to the incident stay launched beneath investigation. No prices have but been introduced however the enquiry continues to be lively and ongoing.
‘A 38-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of dealing with stolen items. A 69-year-old man from Evesham has been arrested on suspicion of housebreaking.
‘A 37-year-old man from Cheltenham has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle. A 38-year-old man, a 37-year-old man and a 39-year-old girl, all from Oxford, had been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit a housebreaking aside from a dwelling.
‘A 46-year-old man from Kent was arrested on suspicion of housebreaking. All of those folks have been arrested after which launched beneath investigation. No prices have been made.’
Blenheim Palace declined to remark in regards to the ongoing investigation.
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