Man pleads guilty to theft of golden toilet from Blenheim Palace in UK

The 18-carat toilet was stolen in September 2019 while it was featured in an art exhibition

The 18-carat toilet was stolen in September 2019 while it was featured in an art exhibition (Jacopo Zotti/PA)

A man has pleaded guilty to the theft of a £4.8m (€5.6m) golden toilet from Blenheim Palace in the UK.

James Sheen, 39, from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty to burglary, converting or transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday.