Five held in Beckham case face theft charges

Five men arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Ms Victoria Beckham have been charged variously with theft and…

Five men arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Ms Victoria Beckham have been charged variously with theft and conspiracy to rob.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: "Inquiries into an alleged conspiracy to kidnap continue and all five men are also on police bail to return to central London police stations on November 18th, pending further enquiries into these matters".

Of the other four people arrested over the weekend, one woman has been released without charge. Two men and one woman are on police bail pending inquiries unconnected to the alleged theft and kidnap plot.

The five men charged will appear before Horseferry Road magistrates in London.

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Mr Azem Krifsha (30) from Kosovo, but living in London, is charged with theft and handling of a jewelled turban valued at £60,000 sterling that belonged to Sothebys.

Mr Joseph Rivas (24) of Brixton, south London, is charged with theft and handling of a jewelled turban and conspiracy to rob an employee of Sotheby's of an unknown amount.

Mr Rusu Sorin (31), born in Romania, but living in Croydon, is also charged with theft and handling of a jewelled turban.

Two other Romanian men - Mr Adrian Razvan Pasareanu (28) of Morden, south London, and Mr Alin Turcu (18) of Sutton, Surrey - are charged with conspiracy to rob an employee of Sothebys of an unknown amount.

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