British brothers raided Swiss museum 'to clear a debt' - BBC News

Stewart and Louis Ahearne admitted being part of a gang which raided a museum in Geneva.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, The Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva has more than 9,000 artefacts of Japanese and Chinese cultureBy Thomas MackintoshBBC News, in GenevaTwo British brothers have admitted raiding a museum in Switzerland and making off with iconic Chinese Ming dynasty era artefacts worth millions in order to "clear a debt", a court heard.

Prosecutors said the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva was burgled in June 2019 by a gang of three who used tools to break through the front door.

Two 14th Century vases and a bowl were taken in the heist.

Stewart and Louis Ahearne admitted their involvement at a court in Geneva.

The pair, from south-east London, appeared before a panel of three judges at the Palais de Justice in Geneva on Monday facing charges of theft, trespass and damage to property.

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