Jenson Button Wife’s £250k Theft Thief Jailed, Set for Deportation

Mourad Aid, an Algerian man living illegally in the UK, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for stealing a suitcase containing £250,000 worth of jewellery and designer handbags from Brittny Button, wife of former F1 World Champion Jenson Button, outside St Pancras station. The theft occurred as the couple returned from a trip to Paris, with Aid taking advantage of Jenson Button's back being turned while loading their belongings. The stolen items included wedding jewellery, family heirlooms intended for their daughter, and two Hermès Kelly bags valued at around £70,000; none of these have been recovered. Aid also pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods from a separate incident involving a Rimowa suitcase. Following his prison sentence, Aid will be deported back to Algeria. The Buttons have expressed feeling unsafe in London after the incident and have no plans to return to the UK.