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A man has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after admitting stealing a Banksy print from a gallery in central London.
Larry Fraser, 48, stole the limited edition signed print of Girl with Balloon from Grove Gallery on New Cavendish Street on 8 September to pay off a historic drug debt.
The artwork had been part of an exhibition showcasing a £1.5 million collection of 13 Banksy pieces at the gallery.
At Kingston Crown Court, judge Anne Brown told Fraser: "This is a brazen and serious non-domestic burglary."
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