Thief smashed cabinet to grab £80k candelabra

THIS is the brazen moment a man stole a candelabra worth tens of thousands of pounds from a Welsh castle, in full view of a group of schoolchildren.

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Tyson Wilsher entered Cyfarthfa Castle on April 8, during an event where local primary schoolchildren were presenting their projects to judges and guests.

The 31-year-old talked to the receptionist at the castle, before making his way to the Crawshay Room. Wilsher then smashed the glass of a display cabinet using a brick and stole a candelabra with a value of around £80,000.

The act caused substantial damage to both the cabinet and several items within it.

Following the theft, Wilsher fled the castle, escaping in the silver Ford which was recorded on an approaching car's dashcam footage as it sped away through the castle car park's one-way entry system.