Man jailed for Stradivarius violin theft at Euston
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The burden of a precious instrument
Station 'theft' of £1.2m violin
Thieves take £1.2m Stradivarius
A man has been jailed for four and a half years for stealing a £1.2m Stradivarius violin at Euston station.
John Michael Maughan, 30, of no fixed address, and two boys, aged 15 and 16, took the instrument from a Korean-born classical musician, Min-Jin Kym.
The 16-year-old was detained for 10 months. The younger boy will be sentenced at a later date.
Maughan and the boys, from Tottenham, admitted to the theft at Blackfriars Crown Court in March.
The violin and a £62,000 Peccatte bow were taken on 29 November 2010 when their 32-year-old owner went to a sandwich shop outside the central London station.
They have not been recovered.
The court heard the thieves were spotted in an internet cafe in Tottenham, north London, trying to sell the violin to a man sitting next to them for £100.
I am speechless!
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Maughan admitted to stealing the Stradivarius violin Continue reading the main story
The burden of a precious instrument
Station 'theft' of £1.2m violin
Thieves take £1.2m Stradivarius
A man has been jailed for four and a half years for stealing a £1.2m Stradivarius violin at Euston station.
John Michael Maughan, 30, of no fixed address, and two boys, aged 15 and 16, took the instrument from a Korean-born classical musician, Min-Jin Kym.
The 16-year-old was detained for 10 months. The younger boy will be sentenced at a later date.
Maughan and the boys, from Tottenham, admitted to the theft at Blackfriars Crown Court in March.
The violin and a £62,000 Peccatte bow
were taken on 29 November 2010 when their 32-year-old owner went to a sandwich shop outside the central London station.They have not been recovered.
The court heard the thieves were spotted in an internet cafe in Tottenham, north London, trying to sell the violin to a man sitting next to them for £100.
I am speechless!
.
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