Overview
- Enzo Conticello, 29, admitted theft and three counts of fraud at Southwark Crown Court and was remanded in custody.
- He did not enter a plea to a separate charge of concealing criminal property tied to the missing egg and watch.
- The handbag was stolen from Rosie Dawson at a Soho pub on 7 November 2024, and the thief used her bank cards to buy cigarettes, drinks and other items nearby.
- Metropolitan Police detectives arrested Conticello in Belfast on 26 January following inquiries into the West End theft.
- The Fabergé egg and watch, reported to have a minimum combined value of about $2.8 million, are linked to a limited Craft Irish Whiskey Company collaboration, and police have appealed for information on their whereabouts.