In two years in prison was sentenced to a Canadian who stole a famous photo of Winston Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion”.

Jeffrey Wood had confessed that he had stolen the original photo from the Ottawa Château Laurier Hotel between Christmas 2021 and January 2022. He also admitted that he committed forgery.

The photo of the former Prime Minister of Britain during the war, taken by Yusuf Cars in 1941, appears in the 5 pounds of pounds of the UK.

Ottawa police said that Found last year in Genoa, Italy in possession of a individualwho did not know that he was stolen.

The image depicts Churchill frowning. When it was pulled He was 67 years old and a little earlier he had Speech to Canadian Parliament.

The time theft of photography

The theft was done in the winter of 2021 But they realized it in August 2022, thanks to the observation of a member of the hotel staff.

According to Canadian media, Wood said that grabbed the photo to find money for his brotherwho was facing mental health problems.

During the trial, Judge Robert Vaden said: “It is a point of national pride that a portrait pulled by a Canadian photographer gained such a reputation.”. “Theft, deterioration and marketing of such assets are a violation of trust”he added.

Wood was sentenced to “two years minus one day”, which means he will serve his sentence to a provincial institution instead of a federal prison.

The lawyer representing the perpetrator said the sentence was “rigorously“, Since he had no criminal record.