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Fabergé Egg Theft: Soho Handbag Snatcher Pleads Guilty as Items Remain Missing

Police continue to seek the rare Craft Irish Whiskey–Fabergé pieces as the case returns to court on 6 March.

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.