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muriel_volestrangler

(105,367 posts)
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 04:21 AM Wednesday

Man charged with theft over claims he swallowed $19k Fabergé egg

In New Zealand - not a usual venue for Weird News:

A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way - by swallowing it.

The ingested loot - a Fabergé egg locket valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600) - has not yet been recovered, police told local media outlets.

Police were called to Partridge Jewellers in central Auckland last Friday afternoon and the 32-year-old man was arrested in store minutes later. He has undergone a medical assessment and remains in custody, police say.
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The Octopussy egg, as it is named, was inspired by the 1983 James Bond film of the same name, which centres on an elaborate Fabergé egg heist.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vm754r80vo

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Man charged with theft over claims he swallowed $19k Fabergé egg (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Wednesday OP
Ouch! chowder66 Wednesday #1
Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #2

muriel_volestrangler

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2. Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 05:58 AM
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A diamond-studded locket swallowed by a New Zealand man who tried to steal it has been "recovered", police say.

The Fabergé egg locket, valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600), was recovered in a "natural" manner. "Medical intervention [was] not required," they told the BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4qedglzpwo
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