A daring burglary at a billionaire's row mansion in St John's Wood, London, has resulted in the theft of over £10 million worth of jewels and designer items. The lone wolf burglar broke in through a second-floor window, cracked a safe, and escaped in just 19 minutes.
Avenue Road, London NW8, runs through St John’s Wood between Swiss Cottage and Regent’s Park, close to Primrose Hill. Among the items stolen in the raid were a Boucheron emerald and diamond necklace and Hermès bags.Avenue Road, London NW8, runs through St John’s Wood between Swiss Cottage and Regent’s Park, close to Primrose Hill. Among the items stolen in the raid were a Boucheron emerald and diamond necklace and Hermès bags.
Raid on St John’s Wood mansion believed to be one of biggest thefts from a house in British criminal historyDetectives are hunting a “lone wolf” burglar who stole bespoke jewellery and designer items worth more than £10m in a 19-minute heist at a billionaire’s row mansion in The man broke in through a second-floor window and cracked a safe to carry out what is believed to be one of the biggest ever thefts from a British home. He struck at the 13-bed house in Avenue Road, St John’s Wood, on Saturday 7 December, while people were inside. The Guardian understands the man broke in at 5.11pm and spent five minutes rummaging through rooms before clambering down stairs to the first floor, where he found high-value items. He escaped through the same second-floor window at 5.30pm.While inside, he managed to break into a safe where some of the jewels were kept, with others swiped from a dressing island. The suspect, who was armed with a weapon, was captured breaking in by security cameras, which also recorded him scouring rooms in the 22,000 sq ft (2,045 sq metre) mansion. His face was covered and police and private investigators are trying to identify him. The targeted family are offering rewards running into hundreds of thousands of pounds for the man’s capture and the return of the jewellery.About eight people, including staff and some family members, were in the five-storey mansion at the time. The family are originally from Hong Kon
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