The man who stole the “Roaring Lion” portrait of Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier in Ottawa in January 2022 lost his appeal of his sentence on Thursday.

Jeffrey Wood, who pleaded guilty to stealing the iconic portrait earlier this year, was sentenced to two years less a day in jail.

The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed his sentence appeal in a two-to-one ruling.

Lawrence Greenspon, Wood’s lawyer, said he is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in the coming weeks, based on reasons put forward by the dissenting judge.

Greenspon said Wood turned himself into jail Thursday morning, as required, though he will be seeking bail pending the leave to appeal application.

Renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh took the celebrated portrait in 1941 in the Speaker’s offi

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