THE Duke of York's ex-girlfriend Koo Stark has walked free from court after she returned a STG40,000 ($A67,200) painting she was accused of stealing from a former partner.
The 57-year-old, of Knightsbridge in London, was appearing at Isleworth Crown Court, in west London, on Thursday after she allegedly took the artwork from the flat of Warren Walker, father of her daughter Tatiana.
But before the case went to trial, prosecution and defence reached an agreement for her to return the Anthonie van Borssom oil painting, which depicts a moonlit coastal landscape.
Stark - real name Kathleen - remained calm as she was cleared of one count of theft.
The American-born actress, then aged 26, dated the Duke of York after his return from the Falklands War in 1982. They went out together for 18 months.
Prince Andrew went on to marry Sarah Ferguson in 1986.
The painting was brought to court and handed over to a solicitor representing Walker.
Stark's defence said she believed it was hers when she took it.
Judge Andrew McDowall told her barrister Edward Henry: "It is an unfortunate fact that for many years these parties have been locked in battle in the civil and family courts.
"At the end of the day, the fact of the matter is if your client had acted through the civil courts, it would have been dealt with there and if she had not gone to the property and taken away the painting, this would never have happened."
In a statement read outside court by Stark's solicitor, Jules Azzopardi, she said: "Today I have been cleared of a charge that should never have been brought against me.
"I leave court with my liberty and my good name, but it should never have come to this."
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Koo Stark cleared of painting theft
Dengan url
http://jemuranduit.blogspot.com/2013/06/koo-stark-cleared-of-painting-theft.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Koo Stark cleared of painting theft
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Koo Stark cleared of painting theft
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar