Ex-security guard from Cambs found not guilty of £500K diamond theft
Justinas Ivaskevicius, 34, was found not guilty of the theft of a 16.18-carat fancy yellow diamond ring
11:10, 15 DEC 2020
Police raid house and search property in Fallowfield, Cambridge
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Former security guard found not guilty of James Stunt diamond theft
PA
14 December 2020, 1:38 pm
A former security guard has been cleared of stealing a diamond worth more than half a million pounds from the ex-husband of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone.
Justinas Ivaskevicius, 34, was found not guilty of the theft of a 16.18-carat fancy yellow diamond ring from gold dealer James Stunt’s Belgravia property in December 2017 while working there.
The gem, valued at £515,000, was part of the haul said to have been taken during a raid on the luxury central London home three years ago.
Despite being cleared of the theft, Ivaskevicius was found guilty by a Southwark Crown Court jury of two counts of possessing criminal property and four counts of handling stolen goods, relating to cash found at his home by police.
09:38 EDT, 14 December 2020
The former bodyguard to Petra Ecclestone s ex-husband James Stunt was today cleared of stealing his £515,000 yellow diamond.
Justinas Ivaskevicius, 34, was found not guilty of the theft of a 16.18-carat gem from Stunt s £10 million Belgravia home in December 2017 as the owner s life descended into cocaine-addled chaos.
The gem, valued at £515,000, was part of the haul said to have been taken during a raid on the luxury central London home three years ago whilst the security guard was working there.
Despite being cleared of the theft, Ivaskevicius was found guilty by a Southwark Crown Court jury of two counts of possessing criminal property and four counts of handling stolen goods, relating to cash found at his home by police.