Jury convicts thief who stole RM29mil golden toilet from English palace

A file picture of the solid gold toilet at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Sept 15, 2016. The fully functioning 18-carat convenience, dubbed "America", was stolen from Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, near Oxford. It was one of the star attractions of an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. - AFP

LONDON (AP): A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace has been convicted Tuesday (March 18) along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art insured for nearly £5mil (RM29mil).

Michael Jones had used the fully functioning one-of-a-kind latrine as he did reconnaissance at Blenheim Palace – the country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born – the day before the theft, prosecutors said.