Lights, action! Man is caught on train TV stealing viola

Lights, action! Man is caught on train TV stealing viola

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norman lebrecht

September 16, 2015

Hot on the tail of the Halifax violin heist, we have footage of a man stealing a viola on a train from London to Dover.

He’s about the least competent thief you could imagine. The judge released Stephen Tillyer, an insurance salesman, with a suspended jail sentence and costs. The viola is valued at £300,000.

It belongs to London Symphony Orchestra principal viola, Edward Vanderspar.

Viola thief

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