PARIS: A woman arrested this week along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre was charged and remanded in custody on Saturday.&nbsp;The 38-year-old was in tears as she appeared at a Paris court, saying she feared for &quot;her children&quot; and for herself, according to AFP.&nbsp;She has been charged with complicity in organized theft and criminal conspiracy with a view to committing a crime.&nbsp;The magistrate justified the detention of the woman who lives in the French capital&#39;s northern suburb of La Courneuve on the grounds of a &quot;risk of collusion&quot; and &quot;disturbance of public order&quot;.&nbsp;In total, two of the five people arrested this week were charged on Saturday, while the other three have been released without charge, police sources and sources close to the case.&nbsp;Last month, thieves wielding power tools raided the Louvre, the world&#39;s most visited art museum, in broad daylight, taking just seven minutes to steal jewellery worth an estimated $102 million.&nbsp;French authorities initially announced the arrest of two male suspects over the Louvre robbery, and this week prosecutors said that police had arrested five more people.&nbsp;Adrien Sorrentino, a lawyer for the woman who was remanded in custody, said his client &quot;vehemently&quot; denied the charges against her.

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A 38-year-old woman was jailed over the Louvre jewelry theft, while two other suspects were charged and three were released. Thieves stole $102 million worth of jewelry using power tools in just seven minutes.



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Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court

Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court