The ring’s owner had reported it missing to police after suspecting foul play.
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Staff at the luxury Ritz hotel in Paris have found a diamond ring worth more than $800,000 in a vacuum cleaner bag, Le Parisien reported, days after its owner, suspecting foul play, reported the jewel missing to local police.Key Facts
Ritz security guards found the missing ring, worth an estimated €750,000, in the bag of a vacuum cleaner on Sunday, the French paper Le Parisien reported.
The discovery comes two days after its owner, identified only as a Malaysian businesswoman visiting the French capital as a tourist, filed a police report believing the ring had been stolen by a hotel employee.
According to the paper, the guest told police the ring had gone after leaving it in her room on a table and going shopping in the city for a few hours.