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Former West Ham United youth player Kaine Wright, 26, tried to sell the 14th century artefact with the help of accomplices David Lamming and Leslie Nkhwa, Southwark Crown Court in London heard.

A former West Ham youth player caught up in a sting operation after a £2m Ming vase was stolen from a Swiss museum has been jailed for three years.

Former Hammers youth player Kaine Wright, 26, tried to sell the 14th Century artefact with the help of accomplices Leslie Nkhwa, 47 and David Lamming 31, a court heard.

Kaine Wright (pictured), 26, from Plumstead, is accused of trying to sell the 14th Century artefact with the help of accomplices Leslie Nkhwa, 47, and 31-year-old David Lamming.

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SIR – Gary Lineker’s claim that Channel migrants are “the most vulnerable people” (report, March 8) shows a lack of understanding of the background of those seeking to enter this country illegally.

SIR – I used to be a country GP.