A 58-year-old man has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of handling stolen items from the late Beatle’s estateGerman police on Monday arrested a 58-year-old man in Berlin on suspicion of handling stolen items from John Lennon’s estate, including the late Beatle’s diaries. The items were stolen from Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono in New York in 2006 and have been seized as evidence, Martin Steltner, a spokesman for the Berlin prosecutor’s office, said. Yoko Ono halts sale of John Lemon lemonade Read moreThe unidentified man was taken into custody suspected of fraud and handling stolen goods. The stolen goods consisted of “various items from the estate of John Lennon, including several diaries that were written by him,” Steltner added. A leather jacket supposedly worn by Lennon sold for £10,400 (11,700 euros; $13,800) at an auction in England in February.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 02:03 UTC