Woman found guilty of stealing diamonds worth £4.2m from jewellers by swapping them with pebbles using 'sleight of hand'
Lulu Lakatos posed as a gemologist who examined the stones at Boodles in central London
Lulu Lakatos, 60, posed as a gemologist who examined the stones from Boodles in central London on behalf of a Russian investor in March 2016.She was found guilty of conspiracy to steal on Wednesday.The seven diamonds, including one worth £2.2m, were to be placed in a padlocked purse and held in the New Bond Street store's vault until funds were transferred.
Boodles boss Nicholas Wainwright had briefly left to talk on the phone to apparent Russian buyer "Alexander", who he had met over lunch at Monaco's Hotel Metropole. "When the examination was complete, the boxes were placed into a zippable purse-like bag, which was then padlocked shut," prosecutor Philip Stott told the jury.The prosecutor said Ms Lakatos placed the locked bag inside her own handbag when Mr Wainwright went upstairs.The court heard Lakatos discarded her hat and scarf and changed her clothes in a pub toilet, switching her dark coat for a light one, assisted by another accomplice.
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