Cops arrest man and woman over images stolen from Pippa Middleton’s iCloud account
High Court banned publication of images stolen from Pippa Middleton's iCloud account
COPS investigating the theft of images from Pippa Middleton's iCloud account have arrested two people on suspicion of fraud charges.
Officers searched a house in Wellingborough after arresting a 36-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman from Northamptonshire on Wednesday January 11.
The two are suspected of conspiracy to commit fraud and possession of a false identity document with improper intent.
The investigation relates to the hacking of the Pippa's iCloud account.
It was alleged that 3,000 photographs were stolen and offered for sale.
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A Met Police spokesman said: “The man and woman were taken into custody at a south London police station and have since been bailed to return to the police station on a date in mid-March.”
The photographs are believed to have included shots of her sister the Duchess of Cambridge’s children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The images also included Pippa at a wedding dress fitting and a nude pic of her fiance, James Matthews.
The Duchess of Cambridge's sister took civil court action against "a person or persons unknown" while Scotland Yard tasked specialist officers to the case.
Lawyers said the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister, 33, feared stolen images — including snaps of Prince William, Kate and their children could appear online.
Mrs Justice Whipple granted Pippa an injunction banning publication of 3,000 snaps after lawyers told of the impact.
She said there had been an “appalling intrusion” into Pippa’s private life and there was “good reason” to fear her entire iCloud account was accessed.
The Sun was offered pics for “a minimum of £50,000” but blew the whistle.
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