Ottawa Sentencing Looms Over Stolen Winston Churchill Portrait Case
Monday, May 26, 2025, 7:21 am
In Ottawa, courts are moving toward sentencing a man who admitted to stealing an iconic Winston Churchill portrait. Legal authorities emphasize the importance of cultural preservation as the case highlights ongoing challenges with art theft and forgery.
'It is a point of national pride that a portrait taken by a Canadian photographer would have achieved such fame,' the judge said in sentencing Jeffrey Wood
Jeffrey Wood admitted earlier this year that he stole the portrait and committed forgery
Plus tôt cette année, Jeffrey Wood a plaidé coupable dans cette affaire.
L’homme originaire de l’Ontario qui a plaidé coupable d’avoir volé un portrait emblématique de l’ancien premier ministre britannique Winston Churchill au Château Laurier d’Ottawa a été condamné lundi à deux ans de prison moins un jour.
Jeffrey Wood was sentenced Monday to two years less a day on Monday for the theft of The Roaring Lion from Ottawa's Château Laurier hotel in 2022.
Jeffrey Wood admitted earlier this year to stealing the portrait and committing forgery
The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of Winston Churchill from Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier was sentenced Monday to two years less a day in jail.
Police said the portrait was stolen from the hotel sometime between Christmas Day 2021 and Jan. 6, 2022, and replaced with a fake.
Jeffrey Wood earlier pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000, trafficking in stolen property and knowingly committing forgery by making a false document.
Jeffrey Wood entered his plea earlier this year, admitting to stealing the portrait and to knowingly committing forgery by making a false document.
OTTAWA — The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier is expected to be sentenced today in court. Jeffrey Wood entered his plea earlier this year, admitting to stealing the portrait and to…
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