Two men behind the theft of a £4.8 million golden toilet from Blenheim Palace have been jailed.
James Sheen, 40, and Michael Jones, 39, received a four-year prison sentence and a 27-month prison sentence respectively.
The men were part of a gang of five thieves that smashed their way in and ripped out a fully-functioning 18-carat gold toilet during a raid in 2019.
Oxford Crown Court heard Sheen was already serving over 19 years' imprisonment for attacks on cash machines, a museum burglary and fraud and was not due for release until 2032.
'I say straight away I have no doubt at all that the sentence I pass must be consecutive to the sentence you are currently serving,' Judge Ian Pringle KC said in his sentencing remarks.
