Overview
- Brittny Button's suitcase, containing £250,000 worth of designer items and sentimental jewellery, was stolen outside St Pancras station on February 13, 2025.
- The theft occurred as her husband, Jenson Button, briefly turned his back while loading luggage into a chauffeur-driven car after their return from Paris.
- British Transport Police swiftly identified and arrested the perpetrator, Mourad Aid, using CCTV footage; he pleaded guilty on February 19 and remains in custody awaiting sentencing.
- Many of the stolen items, including two Kelly bags worth £70,000 and jewellery tied to her wedding and daughter's birth, were reportedly listed online shortly after the theft, making recovery unlikely.
- Brittny Button has publicly criticized London as 'chaotic' and 'unsecure,' expressing no interest in returning to the UK despite family ties, citing the emotional toll of the incident.