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Originally published by Citizen DigitalNovember 2, 2025
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Two Louvre heist suspects a couple with children: prosecutor
Last month, a four-strong gang raided the Louvre, the world's most-visited art museum, in broad daylight, taking just seven minutes to steal jewellery worth an estimated $102 million before fleeing on.....
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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccau announced that two of the four suspects in the recent Louvre Museum jewel heist are a couple with children, believed to be small-time criminals rather than part of organized crime. The audacious robbery involved thieves using a truck with an extendable ladder to break into the museum's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight.
- The stolen jewelry, including pieces belonging to historic empresses, is valued at an estimated $102 million.
- The couple, a 37-year-old man and 38-year-old woman, were charged after their DNA was found in the basket lift used during the robbery.
- The man has 11 previous convictions, mostly for theft, and both he and his partner have denied involvement, though other suspects were convicted of theft together in 2015.
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