Man accused of diamond theft after X-ray

A British tourist has been charged with the theft of a rare pink diamond worth 250,000 Australian dollars.

Sat, 22 Feb, 2014 - 09:28

A British tourist has been charged with the theft of a rare pink diamond worth 250,000 Australian dollars.

The Cairns Post said Matthew Osborne appeared at Cairns Magistrates’ Court accused of snatching the Argyle stone from a shop in the northern Australian city last Saturday.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Melbourne airport Place: New Zealand Place: Cairns Place: Melbourne Person: Matthew Osborne Person: Osborne Person: Keith Bird Organisation: Cairns Post Organisation: Cairns Magistrates’ Court Organisation: Queensland Police Organisation: Foreign Office Organisation: Brisbane Times

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