A builder allegedly stole a heart-themed banksy print worth a quarter of a million to add to his home gallery of paintings linked to his surname Love a court has heard.
James Love, 55, helped steal the iconic image, worth £250,000, by acting as the getaway driver following the theft of the signed artwork from the Grove Gallery in Fitzrovia, central London on September 8 last year.
The limited-edition print of 'Girl with Balloon' was stolen a day after the finale of a two-week exhibition called Breakout: Banksy's London Rebellion, featuring his best known pieces.
Love is said to have helped steal the iconic print with Larry Fraser, 48, who admitted one count of burglary last October.
Love, of North Stifford, Grays, Essex, denies one count of burglary.
