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French Banksy: Eight guilty in theft of Bataclan mural | French Banksy: Eight guilty in theft of Bataclan mural |
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The mural was stolen in the early hours of 26 January 2019 and recovered 18 months later | The mural was stolen in the early hours of 26 January 2019 and recovered 18 months later |
Three years after an artwork by graffiti artist Banksy was stolen from a door at the Bataclan music hall in Paris, eight people have been convicted of theft or handling stolen goods. | Three years after an artwork by graffiti artist Banksy was stolen from a door at the Bataclan music hall in Paris, eight people have been convicted of theft or handling stolen goods. |
The mural "sad girl" was stencilled as a tribute to the 90 people murdered in a 2015 terror attack on the venue. | The mural "sad girl" was stencilled as a tribute to the 90 people murdered in a 2015 terror attack on the venue. |
A hooded gang removed it from an emergency door with angle grinders in January 2019. | A hooded gang removed it from an emergency door with angle grinders in January 2019. |
It was found 18 months later in an attic at a rural farmhouse in Italy. | It was found 18 months later in an attic at a rural farmhouse in Italy. |
The mural was painted on a door that leads into an alley used as an escape route by many of the spectators who had been watching a concert by US band Eagles of Death Metal on the night of the 2015 attack. | The mural was painted on a door that leads into an alley used as an escape route by many of the spectators who had been watching a concert by US band Eagles of Death Metal on the night of the 2015 attack. |
The gang drove a white van with obscured licence plates into the alley, cut away the door and drove it away. | The gang drove a white van with obscured licence plates into the alley, cut away the door and drove it away. |
Some of the police who took part in the investigation had responded to the attack on the Bataclan on 13 November. | Some of the police who took part in the investigation had responded to the attack on the Bataclan on 13 November. |
Across Paris, 14 men are on trial, accused of taking part in a night of militant Islamist attacks on Paris that night, including at the Bataclan. The trial is due to end next week. | Across Paris, 14 men are on trial, accused of taking part in a night of militant Islamist attacks on Paris that night, including at the Bataclan. The trial is due to end next week. |
The artwork was painted on an emergency door in a side street | The artwork was painted on an emergency door in a side street |
Seven French men and an Italian, aged 31 to 58, were given jail terms ranging from a few months to four years - although parts of the sentence will be served wearing electronic tags rather than in prison. | Seven French men and an Italian, aged 31 to 58, were given jail terms ranging from a few months to four years - although parts of the sentence will be served wearing electronic tags rather than in prison. |
A trio in their thirties admitted to the theft. A fourth man man, described as a 41-year-old millionaire lottery-winner with a passion for street art, was convicted of helping them conceal the door in the south of France. The court rejected allegations that Mehdi Meftah was the mastermind behind the theft. | |
Another three men were found guilty of transporting the door and a 58-year-old hotel owner in Italy was given a six-month suspended sentence. The Banksy work was eventually moved from his hotel on the Adriatic coast to a farm 15km (nine miles) inland. | Another three men were found guilty of transporting the door and a 58-year-old hotel owner in Italy was given a six-month suspended sentence. The Banksy work was eventually moved from his hotel on the Adriatic coast to a farm 15km (nine miles) inland. |
Accused Paris attacker apologises to victims | Accused Paris attacker apologises to victims |
Banksy artwork stolen from Bataclan found in Italy | Banksy artwork stolen from Bataclan found in Italy |
The crime provoked outrage, and Bataclan staff told the trial that the artwork had been a symbol of contemplation for Parisians and the rest of the world. | The crime provoked outrage, and Bataclan staff told the trial that the artwork had been a symbol of contemplation for Parisians and the rest of the world. |
Banksy's works have always been much sought-after, and "sad girl" was one of a number attributed to him that appeared around Paris in June 2018. | Banksy's works have always been much sought-after, and "sad girl" was one of a number attributed to him that appeared around Paris in June 2018. |
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