The son of a multimillionaire caravan magnate has avoided jail for trying to sell a share of a £4.8m golden toilet snatched from Blenheim Palace in a dramatic five-minute raid.
Fred Doe, 37, was convicted following a trial in March of attempting to broker the sale of around 10 kilos of the stolen gold on behalf of burglar and family friend James Sheen, 40.
Speaking outside court after being handed a suspended sentence, Doe insisted he was a 'good person' whose 'good nature was taken advantage of'.
Formerly known as Fred Sines, Doe is the son of multimillionaire caravan magnate Maurice 'Fred' Sines - who has been accused by Irish authorities of being an ally of the notorious Kinahan organised crime clan.
The 18-carat golden toilet was an artwork called 'America' by satirist Maurizio Cattelan and had been plumbed in at Blenheim Palace for visitors to use at an exhibition in September 2019.
