Louvre heist: 30-year-old woman charged with criminal conspiracy in Paris museum theft
A 38-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the high-profile jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, according to news agency AFP. She was arrested earlier this week along with four others and appeared before a magistrate on Saturday, who will decide whether she should remain in custody.The suspect, who lives in the northern La Courneuve suburb of Paris, has been charged with complicity in organised theft and criminal conspiracy with a view to committing a crime.France was brought to a halt on October 19 after jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) were stolen from the Lourve museam. Thieves used a basket lift to scale the Louvre’s façade, forced open a window, and smashed display cases, escaping in under eight minutes with eight royal treasures. The stolen collection included a sapphire diadem, an emerald necklace, and Empress Eugénie’s diamond brooch. One piece — Eugénie’s emerald-set imperial crown — was later recovered outside the museum, damaged but repairable.
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