Overview

• The British tourists returned after midnight on August 6 to find their terrace door broken, the wall safe torn from its mount and 11 Hermès Birkin bags alongside Patek Philippe watches, Dior luggage, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier jewellery missing
• They filed a formal complaint with local police on August 7 and have relocated until compensation arrangements and their return to the UK can be finalized
• Var Matin reports that the unnamed five-star hotel was hit in early July when a Brazilian guest lost €123,000 in luxury watches and cash in a similar break-in
• Hotel security staff failed to detect intruders in multiple summer raids, raising concerns over lapses that have unsettled affluent visitors to the French Riviera
• Two hotel employees have been summoned to appear in court on September 10 as authorities widen their probe into the series of high-value thefts