Milwaukee police recover 300-year old Stradivarius violin

The mystery of what happened to a multi-million-dollar Stradivarius violin stolen in a stun gun attack was answered when Milwaukee police recovered it and blamed the heist at least in part on an art thief who once stole a statue from a gallery and then tried to sell it back.

The violin, which was built in 1715 by the renowned Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari and valued at $5m (€3.6m), was found hidden in a suitcase in the attic of a man who police said was unaware the instrument was in his home.

Three people have been arrested in the case.