Burglar convicted of £1m gem raid on Simon Cowell’s mansion

Holland Park North Kensington

A serial burglar who swiped £1m worth of gems from Simon Cowell’s mansion while his private security guard was in the toilet is facing years behind bars. The X-Factor supremo was asleep upstairs with partner Lauren Silverman and their young son Eric when Darren February, 33, raided his £10m home in Holland Park, west London. February broke in through a patio door and grabbed jewellery and passports from an open safe while private guard Simon Williams was in the lavatory….

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