The Canadian man was sentenced to almost two years in prison for theft of a famous photo Sir Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion”.
Jeffrey Wood pleaded guilty to steal the original footprint from Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel between Christmas 2021 and early January 2022. Years. He also admitted that he admitted that he committed forgery.
The photo of the British Prime Minister of Warrior, which was taken over by YouSuf Karsh in 1941. year, contains at the United Kingdom of $ 5.
Ottawa Police said that last year was found in Genos, Italy in the possession of a private buyer, who was unconscious that he was stolen.
The picture shows the Frown Churchill, which was 67 at the time, soon after she had a speech to the Canadian Parliament.
It was not about August 2022. year, a member of the staff staff realized that the original photo was replaced by fake.
According to Canadian media, the tree said he took a picture of finding money for his brother, who suffered from mental health problems.
During the relocation, justice Robert Vadden said, “It’s a point of national pride that the portrait to take a Canadian photographer to achieve such fame.”
“There is an element of trust in our society that allows you to present such properties, to enjoy all Canadians. To steal, damage and traffic in such assets is a violation that believes trust”, added.
“We are very happy to see that the famous Canadian history,” said Genevieve Dumas, General Manager of the Chateau Laurier Hotel, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The wood was sentenced to “Two years less daily”, the difference that means that he would serve him in the provincial institution instead of federal prison.
The lawyer who represents the wood said that the penalty was “unnecessarily” considering that he for the first time.
