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3 arrested for violin theft
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December 25, 2010, Saturday
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THREE people have been arrested for stealing a 1.2 million-pound (US$1.85 million) violin from an internationally acclaimed musician while she stopped for a snack at a London sandwich bar, British police said on Thursday.
South Korean violinist Min-Jin Kym was eating inside a sandwich shop on November 29 when she noticed that her black violin case - which contained the 300-year-old Stradivarius as well as two expensive bows - was missing, police said.
The violin, made in 1696, is one of only around 400 in the world. It was stolen with a Peccatte bow, valued at 62,000 pounds, and another bow worth more than 5,000 pounds.
Police arrested and charged John Maughan, 26, and two teenagers on Wednesday for theft. The teens, aged 16 and 14 years old, cannot be named for legal reasons. Maughan is in custody and the two teenagers are currently free on bail.
Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of the rare instrument. An insurance company has offered a 15,000 pound reward for information that could lead to the violin's recovery.
South Korean violinist Min-Jin Kym was eating inside a sandwich shop on November 29 when she noticed that her black violin case - which contained the 300-year-old Stradivarius as well as two expensive bows - was missing, police said.
The violin, made in 1696, is one of only around 400 in the world. It was stolen with a Peccatte bow, valued at 62,000 pounds, and another bow worth more than 5,000 pounds.
Police arrested and charged John Maughan, 26, and two teenagers on Wednesday for theft. The teens, aged 16 and 14 years old, cannot be named for legal reasons. Maughan is in custody and the two teenagers are currently free on bail.
Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of the rare instrument. An insurance company has offered a 15,000 pound reward for information that could lead to the violin's recovery.
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