London (CNN) Two people have been charged by detectives investigating a raid on Formula 1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone's home, where jewelry reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars was said to have been stolen. London's Metropolitan Police confirmed that authorities investigating a high-value burglary in Kensington, west London, charged two people with conspiracy to commit burglary on Saturday. According to the PA Media news agency, the pair were a Romanian mother and son -- cleaner and housemaid Maria Mester, 47, and bar worker Emil-Bogdan Savastru, 29. Officers attended an address in Palace Green, Kensington on December 13 following reports of a burglary in which a number of items of jewelry were stolen, the Metropolitan Police said at the time. A spokesperson for Tamara Ecclestone -- a model, television presenter, socialite, and daughter of former Formula 1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone -- confirmed to the Press Association news agency at the time that a home invasion occurred.
Source: CNN February 01, 2020 13:05 UTC