James Sheen stole 18-carat, fully-functioning lavatory while it was part of 2019 exhibition
A man has pleaded guilty to the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from the Oxfordshire country house where Winston Churchill was born.
Blenheim Palace’s 18-carat lavatory was stolen in September 2019 while it was featuring in an art exhibition. James Sheen, 39, from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty to burglary, converting or transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same at Oxford crown court.
