Overview

• Jurors at Kingston Crown Court cleared the 54-year-old after six hours and 20 minutes of deliberation following a week-long trial.
• Larry Fraser, 48, has admitted burglary over the September 8, 2024 smash-and-grab at Grove Gallery in Fitzrovia and awaits sentencing.
• CCTV shown in court captured the raid lasting about 36–37 seconds, with a hooded intruder smashing the glass door and fleeing to a waiting vehicle.
• Prosecutors alleged Love coordinated with Fraser, drove him to the scene, and sent a £200 transfer, claims the defense rejected as unsupported.
• Love acknowledged moving the artwork and placing it in a locked cupboard at a Docklands property; officers later recovered it there, guided by his hand-drawn directions and body-worn video recorded the find.