Gold toilet: Fourth man denies Blenheim Palace theft charge
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The £4.8m solid gold toilet disappeared from Blenheim Palace in 2019
A fourth man has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Bora Guccuk, 40, from London, has been charged with conspiring to transfer criminal property.
The £4.8m toilet was stolen from the stately home in 2019 while it was featured in an exhibition by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan.
In January three other men pleaded not guilty to charges related to the theft.
The 18-carat golden toilet was previously displayed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York
Michael Jones, 38, of Oxford, and James Sheen, 39, from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, are accused of burglary.
Mr Sheen is also charged with transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same.
Frederick Sines, 35, of Ascot, is accused of conspiring to transfer criminal property.
The men are due to go on trial in February 2025.
As it was plumbed in at the time, the heist caused flooding and damage to the 18th Century stately home in Woodstock.
The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
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