Decorator Avoids Jail After Stealing £32,000 Worth of Watches from Duke of Westminster

Matthew Turner, battling a cocaine addiction at the time, stole the items of 'huge sentimental value' during a renovation job at the Duke's residence.

• Matthew Turner, a 24-year-old decorator, stole three watches worth over £30,000 from the Duke of Westminster's bedroom while working on renovations at Eaton Hall.
• The stolen items included a Cartier London Tank JC watch, a Panerai Luminor Marina watch, and a Breitling watch, all of significant sentimental value to the Duke.
• The theft was discovered when one of the watches was spotted for sale on an auction site.
• Turner, who was addicted to cocaine at the time of the theft, was given a 20-month sentence, suspended for two years.
• The other two watches have never been recovered, and it's suggested that at least one of them went to Turner's drug dealer.

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