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How a thief replaced a famous Winston Churchill portrait with a forgery that went unnoticed for months

Thieves stole a famous Winston Churchill portrait captured by Yusouf Karsh.Walter Stoneman/Getty ImagesThieves stole a famous Winston Churchill portrait from an Ottawa hotel in late 2021.The 1941 portrait was replaced with a forgery and went unnoticed for over 6 months.Police recovered the portrait in London, charged a suspect, and are returning it to Canada.A famous Winston Churchill portrait that thieves replaced with a forgery two years ago will soon be back on display.Police say thieves stole the famous portrait from the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa in the weeks after Christmas 2021.

 

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