Two men have been charged with stealing a Banksy artwork from a London gallery.
Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, were charged with non-residential burglary and remanded in police custody.
An investigation was launched after a burglary at Grove Gallery in New Cavendish Street, west London, at around 11pm on Sunday.
A CCTV camera filmed the moment the piece was taken
The painting, Girl With Balloon, was the only item stolen. It has now been recovered and will be returned to the gallery, police said.
Fraser, from Beckton, east London, and Love, from North Stifford, Essex, were bailed after appearing at Wimbledon magistrates’ court on Thursday. According to court documents, the pair are alleged to have entered Grove Gallery as trespassers and stole a “Girl With Balloon print to the value of