Two men jailed for six years combined over Blenheim Palace £4,750,000 gold toilet theft

Michael Jones, 39, and James Sheen, 40, stole the toilet, by artist Maurizio Cattelan (Picture: PA)

Two members of a gang behind the heist of a gold toilet worth £4.75 million from Blenheim Palace have been jailed.

James Sheen, 40, Michael Jones, 39, and a third man stole the fully-functional 18-carat bog – a sculpture by artist Maurizio Cattelan, creator of the infamous £4.5 million banana duct-taped to a wall – from the Oxfordshire stately home in 2019.

Detectives believe the trio then broke down or melted the piece to sell the gold.

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