Five cleared over da Vinci plot

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Five men accused of conspiring to extort £4.25m for the safe return of a da Vinci painting have been cleared at the High Court in Edinburgh.The case was found not proven by majority verdict against Marshall Ronald, Robert Graham and John Doyle.

Calum Jones and David Boyce were unanimously found not guilty.

The men were accused of seeking the funds for bringing back the stolen Madonna of the Yarnwinder. All five had denied the charges.

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