Man jailed over book page thefts

A wealthy businessman who stole and defaced pages from priceless books in the British and Bodleian libraries has been jailed for two years.

Farhad Hakimzadeh, 60, of Knightsbridge in London, pleaded guilty in May to 14 counts of theft from the libraries in London and Oxford.

Judge Peter Ader said the offences were "very serious" whether or not they were motivated by financial profit.