OTTAWA — The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty.

Jeffrey Wood submitted his plea in an Ottawa courtroom Friday morning, more than three years after the photo disappeared from the hotel.

The theft occurred in late 2021 or early 2022 but was not discovered for months because the thief replaced the original print with a copy and put it back on the wall.

Yousef Karsh's famous photo portrait of Winston was stolen and found in possession of an unaware buyer in Italy{ai:summary}<p>An Ontario man, Jeffrey Wood, has pleaded guilty to stealing a portrait of Winston Churchill from Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel. The theft took place between late 2021 and early 2022, but went unnoticed for months as Wood replaced the original with a copy before returning it to the wall. #crime</p>

Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill pleads guilty

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