James Stunt was still recovering from his 'traumatic' divorce from Petra Ecclestone when a £500,000 diamond was allegedly stolen from his home, a court heard.
The gold dealer, 38, gave his testimony at Southwark Crown court on Thursday where Justinas Ivaskevicius is on trial accused of stealing a 16.18-carat fancy yellow diamond from a safe in Stunt's substantial Belgravia mews home in December 2017.
Ivaskevicius, 34, who was working as Stunt's security guard at the time, denies theft, two counts of possessing criminal property, carrying a British driving licence with improper intention and producing a controlled drug, namely cannabis and four counts of handling stolen goods.
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