The Asian Age

Cops get more missing Lennon items

■ The objects were stolen by the driver of John’s widow

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Berlin, Nov. 24: German police are trying to recover numerous items stolen from the estate of the late Beatle John Lennon, prosecutor­s said Thursday, after the arrest of a suspect accused of handling the objects.

A 58- year- old man identified as Erhan G. was arrested in Berlin on Monday on suspicion of dealing in the stolen goods.

Prosecutor­s said he has “given a broad confession” in the case and provided informatio­n about stolen personal items from Lennon that remain undiscover­ed.

The cops had on Tuesday announced the recovery of around 100 items, including diaries, a cigarette case and two pairs of Lennon’s trademark round spectacles.

One of the three diaries from the haul contains an entry penned by Lennon on December 8, 1980 — hours before he was shot dead by a disturbed fan outside his Manhattan apartment building.

But numerous items are still missing.

“Among those we are looking for are a sculpture, walking sticks as well as several personal recordings and other writings,” said the prosecutor­s.

The objects were allegedly stolen by the driver of Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono from her New York home in 2006.

They were discovered this year at a bankrupt Berlin auction house.

The driver, Koral Karsan, lives in Turkey and is out of reach of German law enforcemen­t.

The former chauffeur worked for Ono from 1995 to 2006. He already spent 60 days in jail in the US for trying to blackmail Ono.

◗ A 58- year- old man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of dealing in the stolen goods ◗ The Berlin police on Tuesday had announced recovery of around 100 items, including diaries, a cigarette case

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