A cleaner and her son have been charged with swiping £50 million in jewellery and watches from theMaria Mester, 47, and Emil-Bogdan Savastru, 29, allegedly raided the £70 million gated mansion in Kensington’s ‘Billionaire’s row’ on December 13.Ecclestone, daughter of former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, had left the house with husband Jay Rutland and five-year-old daughter Sophia just hours before.
Romanian Mester, who lives in Italy, and Savastru, from Tower Hamlets, east London, appeared together in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.The mother wore a purple jumper and thick-rimmed black glasses while her bartender son wore a grey tracksuit. Both of them were remanded in custody and are due to appear for trial at Isleworth Crown Court on February 28.Addressing Savastru, District Judge John Zani said: ‘The allegations against you are very serious.
‘I do not decide whether you are guilty or not guilty but I take into account what is alleged against you. ‘It has been said that you participated in conspiracy to commit a burglary which was successful and which resulted in a considerable amount of luxury jewellery and watches being stolen.’A 21-year-old man arrested at Stansted Airport and 31-year-old man arrested at an address in east London have been released under investigation, according to Met Police.
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