Australian police arrest man, recover stolen Egyptian artefacts after museum heist

SCMP · 2026-02-16
Australian police arrest man, recover stolen Egyptian artefacts after museum heist

Australian police have recovered a trove of stolen Egyptian artefacts and charged a 52-year-old man with a nighttime smash and grab at a museum. The man was accused of breaking a window and making off with the priceless treasures in the early hours of Friday from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeol