Police release CCTV images of suspect in hunt for instrument allegedly stolen from a north London pub in February
Police are appealing for help to recover a missing 285-year-old violin after it was allegedly stolen from a London pub.
Detectives have been trying to find the instrument since 18 February, when the violin, valued at more than £150,000, went missing from the Marquess Tavern on Canonbury Street. The victim reported the theft to the Metropolitan police that evening.
It has previously been reported that David López Ibáñez, of the Philharmonia Orchestra, had been dining with a friend when the violin disappeared from his side. It had been loaned to him by a German businessman who wanted to help his career.
Ibáñez told the BBC that his “life was torn apart” after realising it was gone. He added: “Your heart feels like it’s going to explode.”
