Man who stole Duke of Westminster’s watches given suspended sentence

Decorator Matthew Turner stole three watches worth more than £30,000 from Hugh Grosvenor’s bedroom

A decorator who stole three watches worth more than £30,000 from the Duke of Westminster’s home has been told he “escaped prison by the skin of your teeth”.

Matthew Turner, 24, was given a 20-month sentence, suspended for two years, at Chester crown court after admitting the burglary of three watches from Hugh Grosvenor’s bedroom while he was doing renovation work at Eaton Hall in August 2022.