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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

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 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 £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 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