Man arrested over sale of Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone
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Updated · BBC.com · May 7
Man arrested over sale of Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone
14 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 7
Metropolitan Police said the 28-year-old was arrested in Peckham on 29 April, later bailed, over a phone stolen in Pimlico, London, in October 2025.
Officers said he is suspected of receiving the device after the theft and selling it on, but not of involvement in the original theft; the phone has not been recovered.
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