A 38-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the high-profile jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, according to news agency AFP. She was arrested earlier this week along with four others and appeared before a magistrate on Saturday, who will decide whether she should remain in custody.The suspect, a resident of La Courneuve in northern Paris, has been charged with aiding organised theft and conspiring to commit a criminal offence.France was brought to a halt on October 19 after jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) were stolen from the Lourve museam. Thieves used a basket lift to scale the Louvre’s façade, forced open a window, and smashed display cases, escaping in under eight minutes with eight royal treasures. The stolen collection included a sapphire diadem, an emerald necklace, and Empress Eugénie’s diamond brooch. One piece — Eugénie’s emerald-set imperial crown — was later recovered outside the museum, damaged but repairable.
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