Solicitor claims 'no conspiracy' in artwork transaction
A solicitor accused of helping to hold a stolen Da Vinci artwork has denied there was a conspiracy involved.
David Boyce, 63, told the High Court in Edinburgh he thought the transaction to return the painting was "unusual", but it was not suspicious.
He is one of five men who deny conspiring to extort £4.25m for the return of the painting in October 2007.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in 2003.
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David Boyce, 63, told the High Court in Edinburgh he thought the transaction to return the painting was "unusual", but it was not suspicious.
He is one of five men who deny conspiring to extort £4.25m for the return of the painting in October 2007.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in 2003.