An "opportunistic" thief who stole a handbag containing an emerald-encrusted Fabergé egg and watch set worth up to £2.2m from a central London pub has been jailed for more than two years.
Enzo Conticello, 29, took Rosie Dawson's handbag which she had placed between her legs on the ground as she stood outside the Dog and Duck in Soho on 7 November 2024.
The Fabergé items were in her handbag after she had taken them for display at a work event earlier that evening. They have not been recovered.
Conticello - also known as Hakin Boudjenoune - was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud by false representation and one count of theft at an earlier hearing.
CCTV footage captured Conticello inside the pub, attempting to steal another customer's bag, before he moved outside. He was then filmed removing the victim's bag.
