00:0054-year-old James Love from North Stifford in Essex had stood trial over the burglary of a
00:12limited edition work belonging to Banksy's Girl with Balloon series, which is understood to have
00:20had a value of £270,000. Prosecutors alleged he was working with 48-year-old Larry Fraser,
00:28who pleaded guilty to burglary. A jury at Kingston Crown Court heard during the trial that Mr Love
00:36drove to the Fitzrovia-based gallery on the morning of the burglary, was in regular contact with Fraser
00:45that day and helped stash the print after it was stolen. But the jurors found Mr Love not guilty
00:53of burglary in a verdict on Friday, according to the court. Giving evidence last week, Mr Love
01:00denied being the getaway driver after the court was shown CCTV of him helping Fraser into a van
01:08with the artwork. Mr Love told jurors this was the first time he realised what Fraser had done
01:15and that he accused the burglar of using him. He told the court he was furious but later left the
01:24picture at a block of flats in the Isle of Dogs, where police eventually found the artwork. Fraser is
01:31due to appear at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, when a date for his sentencing is expected to be fixed.
01:40So you've got so far to admit, we'll take this to work. But look at it's just a much more
01:47nah, to what that goes.
01:49I've said to an Exit.
01:50That's a really nice idea.
01:51That's where I'm, my friend.
01:53That's really nice.
01:54I have a nice idea.
01:55I have a nice idea.
01:56I'll just spoil it.
01:57Let me start on Thursday.
01:59I'll just be honest.
02:00We'll be honest.
02:01Well, I don't want to go to the sea that you don't want to find.
02:05To be honest.
02:06I don't want to say anything.
02:07Thank you, that's just a little bit.
02:08Thank you, that's a little bit.
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