Man is charged with stealing James Stunt’s £515,000 diamond from tycoon’s Belgravia mansion
- Justinas Ivaskivicius, 34, is accused of taking the gem back in December 2017
- He was also charged with possessing ‘a quantity of cash’, found yesterday
- The man was arrested on Wednesday by detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad
- Ivaskivicius will appear via video link at Westminster Magistrates Court today
A man has been charged with stealing a £515,000 diamond from playboy tycoon James Stunt’s Belgravia mansion.
Justinas Ivaskivicius, 34, is accused of taking the gem from the home of Petra Ecclestone’s ex-husband between 12 and 15 December 2017.
He was also charged with possession of criminal property, including a ‘quantity of cash’, found on or before yesterday.
Ivaskivicius is due to appear via video link at Westminster Magistrates Court today.
James Stunt, pictured in 2018, is the alleged victim in a theft charge after a £515,000 diamond was stolen from his home in Belgravia, Westminster between 12 and 15 December 2017
He was arrested on Wednesday by detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad in Chesterton, Cambridge, on suspicion of theft, according to police.
Stunt moved into his Belgravia home after his divorce amid bitter proceedings over the shared £5.5billion fortune of the businessman and Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter at stake.
But he was thrown out of the £13million property in March this year after failing to pay the mortgage.
The couple also shared a £158million mansion in Los Angeles.
Justinas Ivaskivicius, 34, is accused of taking the gem from the home, above, of Petra Ecclestone’s ex-husband. Stunt was thrown out of the £13million property in March this year
Mr Stunt said after the divorce hearing: ‘I am devastated that my marriage has broken down. I love Petra and our children.’
He said the couple’s ‘most important responsibility’ was now ‘being mother and father to our wonderful children’.
Speaking after the hearing, Mr Ecclestone told MailOnline: ‘I’m just glad it’s over. Petra is too. She has been very tolerant and has been concerned about James.’
The couple married in a £12million ceremony in 2011, tying the knot in an Italian castle.
In the divorce proceedings Ecclestone secured the couple’s Grade II-listed mansion in Chelsea, west London, believed to be worth up to £100million.
She was flanked by her Formula One tycoon father and her sister Tamara as she attended a hearing in the latest round of the legal battle in 2017.