Knightsbridge: Police hunt for hotel worker over £350K jewellery theft

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Marinela ManolesuImage source, Met Police
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Marinela Manolesu is believed to have left the UK for Romania on Sunday

A woman is wanted by police after a suitcase containing £350,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a central London hotel, the Met has said.

A public appeal for information has been launched to find the whereabouts of Marinela Manolesu after the suitcase was stolen from a hotel in Knightsbridge on Sunday, 8 October.

The 28-year-old had been working as a housekeeper at the unnamed hotel.

Officers believe she has left the UK and travelled to Romania on 15 October.

Authorities in Romania have been alerted to the alleged theft, the Met Police said.

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