A housekeeper is being hunted after £350,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a London hotel.
Police want to trace 28-year-old Marinela Manolesu after a suitcase containing the gems was taken from a hotel in Knightsbidge where she was working.
Scotland Yard has alerted the authorities in Romania as Manolesu is believed to have taken a flight there a few days after the theft last month.
Anyone with any information about her whereabouts is urged to contact police.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘Officers are appealing for the public’s help to trace a woman after jewellery was stolen from a hotel in central London.
‘Marinela Manolesu is wanted after a suitcase containing around £350,000 worth of jewellery was stolen on Sunday October 8
‘The 28-year-old was working as a housekeeper at the hotel in Knightsbridge.
‘Our enquiries to date suggest she left the UK and travelled to Romania on Sunday October 15.
‘We have contacted authorities in the country.’
Anyone with any information about Marinela’s whereabouts is asked to call policeor, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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