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Peter John Higgs, 56, who worked at the British Museum for 35 years and is an expert in the Greek section is allegedly the staff member who put priceless items on eBay
The British Museum, one of London's premier tourist attractions with thousands of precious artefacts on display, has sacked a staffer pending legal action after several treasures from a storeroom were found to have been stolen.
The charity says it has launched a security review and will take legal action against the individual
Neighbours of veteran curator Peter Higgs, 56, have described seeing police officers outside his home after it emerged he was at the centre of allegations over missing items
A member of staff has been dismissed and the Metropolitan Police are investigating after a number of items from the British Museum were found to be "missing, stolen or damaged".