Overview
- Gavin Burnett, 43, and Darren Burnett, 50, both from Northampton, have been charged with burglary and are due before Northampton Magistrates' Court today.
- Additional counts include conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles linked to incidents in Northamptonshire between July 28 and August 14, with Gavin Burnett also facing threatening behaviour and threats to kill charges.
- CCTV shows the thieves targeted Bronze Age gold jewellery in a focused four-minute raid before escaping as police arrived within minutes; staff were uninjured.
- The stolen artefacts have not been recovered as South Wales Police and Northamptonshire Police conduct joint searches and continue to appeal for information via Crimestoppers.
- Amgueddfa Cymru has increased security across its sites, and Welsh ministers have backed a review of precautions as leaders stress the items are part of Wales’s national heritage.