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A 24-year-old thief from Evesham was part of a gang that stripped tonnes of lead worth millions off churches.

The convicted men Churches in Somerset and North Somerset were among those targeted by four men who were this week jailed for nationwide thefts of lead. The four defendants stripped tonnes of lead from a mixture of Grade 1 and Grade 2 churches between May 2018 and March 2020 - costing 36 churches a combined total of almost £2.1million.  The four men were sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday, January 6. Constantin Motescu, 32, of Stebbings, Sutton Hill, Telford, admitted 23 charges of theft. Paul Buica, 25, of George Street, Birmingham, admitted 16 thefts. Mihai Birtu, 24, of ...

ROMANIAN gang members who stripped lead from church roofs - including one in Dorset - have been jailed for a combined total of more than 20 years.

Published: 2:09 PM January 8, 2021    Four men have been jailed for a combined 22 years 7 months for the theft of lead from churches. - Credit: Archant Four men have been jailed for a combined 22 years 7 months for the theft of lead from churches across the country - including two in Huntingdonshire villages.  The All Saints Churches in Brington and Offord Cluny were targeted by the group between May 2018 and March 2020.  Tonnes of lead was stripped from a mixture of Grade 1 and Grade 2 - costing 36 churches a combined total of almost £2.1m.   The amount the defendants would ha...

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