[MSN] art restorer has been arrested in London after he allegedly stole from a 52-year-old woman a number of valuable items he was meant to be repairing, Attica police said yesterday.

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Art restorer nabbed stockpiling valuables 

A 28-year-old Greek art restorer has been arrested in London after he
allegedly stole from a 52-year-old woman a number of valuable items he was
meant to be repairing, Attica police said yesterday.

The man has not been named but officers said they had found 23 valuable
paintings belonging to the woman in a warehouse in Galatsi which is owned by
the suspect's 58-year-old father. Officers said they are continuing to
search for other items that the art restorer may have stolen, as his alleged
victim, a member of a shipping family, claims that some jewelry and antiques
are also missing from her houses in Greece and abroad.

The 52-year-old told police in London, where she reported the matter, that
the man had taken the items on the promise of restoring and returning them
but did not actually give them back.
 
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