Burglars have stolen antiques worth £40,000 in just two minutes after strucking at the stately home of David Cameron’s father-in-law.
The thieves smashed their way into Sutton Park near York, the family home of Samantha Cameron’s father Sir Reginald Sheffield and his wife.
From Dailymail.co.uk:
They ignored a number of valuables and went straight for two distinctive antiques – a Charles Henri Cordier bronze bust of an oriental woman, worth around £20,000, and a Meissen teapot in the shape of a monkey, worth about the same.
Sir Reginald, a direct descendant of Charles II, has offered a £5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the raiders.
He told the Mail: ‘Without a shadow of a doubt the burglars would have visited during the house’s public opening times, and seen the items they wanted.
‘When they broke in, they were in the house for just two minutes.
‘We believe the items must have been stolen to order for a private collector.
Sir Reginald said that he thinks he paid the price of opening his house to the public.
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