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Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards | Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards |
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A bracelet or ring, which appears to be diamond encrusted with an emerald, was among the items taken, which total £10.4m | A bracelet or ring, which appears to be diamond encrusted with an emerald, was among the items taken, which total £10.4m |
The victims of a recent £10m jewellery raid on a London mansion have offered rewards totalling £1.5m to help catch the thief and recover their stolen items. | |
Some of the jewellery stolen from the house on exclusive Avenue Road, near Primrose Hill, is reported to belong to Shafira Huang. | |
As well as a £500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief, the house owners are offering 10% of the value of any recovered jewellery for information that leads to its retrieval - which could total as much as £1.5m, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. | |
A spokesperson for the family told the Metro , externalthey believed the heist on 7 December was a "pre-planned professional job". | |
"Everyone is OK, but only by 63 seconds a member of staff would have been in direct confrontation with the robber had they entered the room slightly earlier," the spokesperson said. | |
"I can categorically say that all windows in the house were closed." | |
Shafira Huang was pictured in an Elsa Schiaparelli outfit during Paris Fashion Week in January | Shafira Huang was pictured in an Elsa Schiaparelli outfit during Paris Fashion Week in January |
The spokesperson added: "They are an absolutely lovely family. Time is a great healer but obviously it's a shock." | |
Among the items taken, totalling £10.4m, were distinctive pieces such as two De Beers butterfly diamond rings, pink sapphire earrings shaped like butterflies from Katherine Wang, and a gold, diamond and sapphire Van Cleef necklace. | Among the items taken, totalling £10.4m, were distinctive pieces such as two De Beers butterfly diamond rings, pink sapphire earrings shaped like butterflies from Katherine Wang, and a gold, diamond and sapphire Van Cleef necklace. |
In addition to the jewellery, £150,000 of designer handbags and £5,000 in cash were stolen in the raid. | |
Many of the missing items are unique in their design, and therefore easily identifiable, the Met Police said. | Many of the missing items are unique in their design, and therefore easily identifiable, the Met Police said. |
The Met Police believes the house was targeted between 17:00 and 17:30 GMT by a man who climbed in through a second-floor window. | The Met Police believes the house was targeted between 17:00 and 17:30 GMT by a man who climbed in through a second-floor window. |
The suspect is described as white, aged in his late 20s to 30s, and is said to have worn a dark hoodie, cargo pants and grey baseball cap and had kept his face covered. | The suspect is described as white, aged in his late 20s to 30s, and is said to have worn a dark hoodie, cargo pants and grey baseball cap and had kept his face covered. |
Avenue Road, where the raid took place, links the Swiss Cottage and Regent's Park areas and has some of the most expensive properties in London. | Avenue Road, where the raid took place, links the Swiss Cottage and Regent's Park areas and has some of the most expensive properties in London. |
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