Here is the plain text result:
New CCTV footage exclusively obtained by BBC News reveals how a burglar stole more than £10m worth of jewellery and designer handbags from a London mansion.
The images show a masked man stuffing handfuls of jewellery into a backpack after creeping into the multi-million pound property.
A family spokesperson, who was inside the home when the theft was carried out, said the intruder moved “like a cat” but appears to have almost been thwarted when his apparent escape route was blocked.
The stolen goods belong to Hong Kong socialite Shafira Huang, who was not at the St John’s Wood house at the time, and a reward of up to £1.5m has been offered as the hunt for the thief continues.
The intruder was then captured on CCTV cameras moving around the house above them, struggling to open cases containing expensive jewellery before putting items into his bag.
He continued: “[He] tried to open the window from the inside but we have the safety on the sash window. The stoppers only allow you to pull it down 8cm and if you don’t have the right tool to unscrew the pins, you can’t. He tried but couldn’t succeed.”
As well as jewellery, Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags and £15,000 in cash were also taken.
The thief, who police believe may have been armed, is believed to be a white man in his late 20s to 30s.
A £500,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. A second reward of 10% of the value of any recovered items has been offered by the homeowners for information that leads to the retrieval of the stolen jewellery – which could total as much as £1.5m, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
Source link
