{"id":2680,"date":"2025-09-14T22:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2025-09-14T22:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:33:31","slug":"edgar-davids-betrayed-trusted-friend-accused-of-stealing-188000-art-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=2680","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Davids Betrayed: Trusted Friend Accused of Stealing \u00a3188,000 Art Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former football legend Edgar Davids is in the middle of a troubling situation after discovering a longtime friend and ex-girlfriend allegedly stole pieces from his art collection worth \u00a3188,000. The case has now gone to court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Happened<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The person involved is Nabila Habiby, 38, who was trusted by Davids to look after his art while he moved residences. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Between 2014 and 2016, she is accused of stealing 37 pieces of modern art from Davids\u2019 mansion in Hadley Wood, then pawning them off at various pawn brokers. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She reportedly obtained only \u00a331,500 in loans using these artworks as collateral, far less than their actual value. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Davids only realized the theft years later when he was contacted by a buyer in Hong Kong who had purchased one of the paintings\u2014not knowing it was stolen. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Legal Action &amp; What\u2019s Next<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nabila Habiby has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud; additional theft charges remain on file. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her sentencing is scheduled for November 2025. She was warned that because of the abuse of trust, she could face prison time. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Davids, now based in Dubai, was prepared to testify via video link\u2014but since Habiby\u2019s guilty plea, testimony wasn\u2019t required. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It\u2019s a Big Deal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Breach of trust: The theft came from someone close, who was expected to safeguard Davids\u2019 property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delayed discovery: The fact that it only came to light years later amplifies how cleverly the art was moved, pawned, and kept hidden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value vs. payout: The stolen art\u2019s true value is far greater than what was gained from pawning\u2014raising questions about how victims can recover losses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3009.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3009.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3009-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3009-360x216.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3009-545x327.jpeg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former football legend Edgar Davids is in the middle of a troubling situation after discovering a longtime friend and ex-girlfriend allegedly stole pieces from his art collection worth \u00a3188,000. The case has now gone to court.&nbsp; What Happened Legal Action &amp; What\u2019s Next Why It\u2019s a Big Deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,57],"tags":[1596,1595,1594,1590,1591,1592,1589,1593,220],"class_list":["post-2680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-justice","category-sports-and-culture","tag-art-theft","tag-betrayal","tag-edgar-davids","tag-former-footballer","tag-legal-case","tag-nabila-habiby","tag-stolen-paintings","tag-trusted-friend","tag-verified-viral"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2683,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions\/2683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}