{"id":15558,"date":"2019-09-14T17:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T21:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=15558"},"modified":"2019-09-14T17:10:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T21:10:50","slug":"gold-toilet-stolen-in-blenheim-palace-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/09\/14\/gold-toilet-stolen-in-blenheim-palace-burglary\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold toilet stolen in Blenheim Palace burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 18-carat solid gold toilet has been stolen in a burglary overnight at Blenheim Palace.<\/p>\n

A gang broke into the Oxfordshire palace at about 04:50 BST and stole the artwork, Thames Valley Police said.<\/p>\n

The working toilet – entitled America, which visitors had been invited to use – has not been found but a 66-year-old man has been arrested.<\/p>\n

The burglary caused “significant damage and flooding” because the toilet was plumbed into the building, police said.<\/p>\n

It was part of an\u00a0exhibition by Italian conceptual artist<\/a>\u00a0Maurizio Cattelan that opened on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 18th Century stately home is a World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n

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Blenheim Palace is currently closed to the public while police investigate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking last month<\/a>, Edward Spencer-Churchill – half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough – said he was relaxed about security for the artwork.<\/p>\n

“It’s not going to be the easiest thing to nick,” he said.<\/p>\n

Visitors to the exhibition were free to use the palace’s throne for its intended purpose, with a three-minute time limit to avoid queues.<\/p>\n

Det Insp Jess Milne, said: “The piece of art that has been stolen is a high-value toilet made out of gold that was on display at the palace.<\/p>\n

“We believe a group of offenders used at least two vehicles during the offence.<\/p>\n

“The artwork has not been recovered at this time but we are conducting a thorough investigation to find it and bring those responsible to justice.”<\/p>\n

In a tweet<\/a>, Blenheim Palace said it would remain shut for the rest of the day, but would reopen on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Palace chief executive Dominic Hare said they were “saddened by this extraordinary event, but also relieved no-one was hurt”.<\/p>\n

“We hope that the wonderful work of our dear friend Maurizio Cattelan becomes immortalised by this stupid and pointless act,” he added.<\/p>\n

The gold toilet was famously offered to US President Donald Trump in 2017.<\/p>\n

The arrested man is in police custody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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