Fourth Man Arrested in Fitzwilliam Theft

A 25 year old man has been arrested in connection to the burglary at the Fitzwilliam Museum in April.

by Varsity News

This article is 14 years old

Friday May 18 2012, 2:27pm

A man was arrested last night in London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary. He was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and will shortly be transported to Cambridgeshire for further questioning.

Earlier this month a 28 year old man and a 15 year old were arrested in connection to the theft. Patrick Kiely, of Eleanor Street London, and the unnamed minor, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on May 11 charged with theft and conspiracy to commit burglary.

They entered no pleas but are due to do so on July 13, with a trial date set for November 19.

A 31 year old man was then arrested and released on conditional bail for money laundering. He must return to Peterborough on May 22.

The value of the items stolen range between £10 - 40 million.

Support Varsity

Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or its constituent Colleges.

We are therefore almost entirely reliant on advertising for funding and we expect to have a tough few months and years ahead.

In spite of this situation, we are going to look at inventive ways to look at serving our readership with digital content and of course in print too!

Therefore we are asking our readers, if they wish, to make a donation from as little as £1, to help with our running costs. Many thanks, we hope you can help!