It was in the middle of the bright sommerdagen on Tuesday, 31. July in the year that they are extremely valuable, the Swedish crown jewels were stolen from the Strängnes cathedral.

Suspected thief apprehended – but kongekronene is the depression away

The Swedish kongeregaliene was of great cultural value and is at the usual buried along with king Karl IX and queen Kristina. The pearls had been retrieved up to an exhibition in the great church and disappeared in the minutes just before a lunsjmesse. The thieves, who carried out the spectacular the theft, got two Swedish kongekroner from 1611 and a so-called rikseple in gold.

Escaped over the lake

Witnesses saw two people who ran against a pier and then disappeared on lake Mälaren in the boat or on a jet ski.

– A bestillingstyveri, concluded, mystery writer and professor Leif GW Persson the early face of Aftonbladet.

crown jewels stolen from the cathedral: – King Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia is probably in shock

In september last year, a person arrested for the theft, but the crowns were still without a trace disappeared. Now, reports Aftonbladet that the crown jewels have been found by the watchmen in a bin.

In the Eskilstuna district court in progress for the moment the trial against the 22-year-old man, who is accused of having stolen the jewels. The pearls should have a value of 65 million Swedish crowns, the equivalent of around 60 million nok.

the Trial is after the discovery of the jewels has been put on pause. It will be resumed 15. February.

According to SVT informs the prosecution that all the crowns are found.

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– The one who stole them did a kjempetabbe if he thought that he should have sold them on eBay, ” says bishop Johan Dalman to SVT about the new information.

Found by the weights

the Crowns must be examined closer for that one should be able to determine with certainty that it is actually the jewels that are found.

Etterforskningsleder Christer Nilsson, says to the Swedish news agency TT that it is very likely that it is the crown jewels that are found.

” They were found on top of a trashcan in Åkersberga o’clock one night to Tuesday 5. February of a security guard who contacted police. I have only seen a photograph of them. I can’t see that they’ve got some major damage, but it is difficult to judge for me, ” says Nilsson to news agency.

the Dean Christoffer Lundgren is relieved that regaliene now is found.

– There is a good news for Strängnäs, but also for the Swedish people. The worst fear was that the jewels should be melted down. Now we get them back and hope we can get them back in good condition, ” he says.

Believe the theft was ordered: – Stupid if they melt them