Caught on cam: £4.8 m gold toilet stolen from UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Blenheim Palace'

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CCTV footage showing the moment thieves stole a solid gold toilet worth £4.8m has been shown in court. The work of art, called America, was taken from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in the early hours of Saturday, 14 September 2019. The footage played at their trial at Oxford Crown Court showed two vehicles driving across the Great Courtyard, before hooded individuals armed with sledgehammers and a large crowbar broke into the palace. One could be seen leaving carrying a golden toilet seat. Palace security guards, who had been watching on CCTV, chased on foot as the two cars sped away from the scene, Oxford Crown Court was told. The 18-carat gold toilet was part of an exhibition at the palace by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan. The fully functioning lavatory was insured for the sum of $6m (£4.8m), the court heard previously.

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