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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/19/ian-wright-wife-children-burgled-knifepoint
The former England footballer Ian Wright is understood to have flown home from Brazil after his wife and children were burgled at knifepoint.
It is understood four men armed with knives made their way into his north-west London home and held his wife and children before making off with personal possessions.
The 50-year-old pundit, who has been working for ITV at the World Cup, tweeted on Wednesday night: "You won't get away with it."
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating an aggravated burglary at an address in north-west London after we were called at 9.20 last night.
"Personal possessions were stolen. The suspects are described as four black men aged between 18 and 25, with London accents, wearing dark clothing and hoodies obscuring their faces."
The Sun reported that the former Arsenal striker had dashed back from the World Cup after learning that the gang had held a blade to his wife Nancy's throat.
Wright's manager Steve Kutner told the newspaper: "It was a terrifying ordeal. They marched Ian's wife from room to room.
"I would like to thank ITV for helping Ian to get home as quickly as possible."
Nancy, 39, is thought to have been put in a bedroom while the couple's two girls were taken to another room.
The robbery at Wright's property in St John's Wood was the latest in a string of raids on the homes of famous footballers in recent years.
Watford midfielder Alexander Merkel was robbed on the doorstep of his home in Hampstead, north-west London, by a gang who tried to batter down his front door with mopeds last month.
Wigan Athletic player James McArthur had his FA Cup winner's medal stolen in a burglary at his home along with two wedding rings.
Swansea City head coach and former player Garry Monk was burgled in November last year while he underwent knee surgery.
A number of Merseyside footballers have also been targeted, including Everton and England defender Phil Jagielka, who was robbed at knifepoint at his Cheshire home in 2009.
The homes of England captain Steven Gerrard and then-Liverpool players Peter Crouch and Dirk Kuyt were also raided.
In 2005, former Bolton defender Mark Fish was tied up and robbed after his home appeared on TV show Footballers' Cribs. He was the second victim of raiders following an appearance on the MTV show after former England goalkeeper Ian Walker was also targeted.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/19/ian-wright-wife-children-burgled-knifepoint
The former England footballer Ian Wright is understood to have flown home from Brazil after his wife and children were burgled at knifepoint.
It is understood four men armed with knives made their way into his north-west London home and held his wife and children before making off with personal possessions.
The 50-year-old pundit, who has been working for ITV at the World Cup, tweeted on Wednesday night: "You won't get away with it."
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating an aggravated burglary at an address in north-west London after we were called at 9.20 last night.
"Personal possessions were stolen. The suspects are described as four black men aged between 18 and 25, with London accents, wearing dark clothing and hoodies obscuring their faces."
The Sun reported that the former Arsenal striker had dashed back from the World Cup after learning that the gang had held a blade to his wife Nancy's throat.
Wright's manager Steve Kutner told the newspaper: "It was a terrifying ordeal. They marched Ian's wife from room to room.
"I would like to thank ITV for helping Ian to get home as quickly as possible."
Nancy, 39, is thought to have been put in a bedroom while the couple's two girls were taken to another room.
The robbery at Wright's property in St John's Wood was the latest in a string of raids on the homes of famous footballers in recent years.
Watford midfielder Alexander Merkel was robbed on the doorstep of his home in Hampstead, north-west London, by a gang who tried to batter down his front door with mopeds last month.
Wigan Athletic player James McArthur had his FA Cup winner's medal stolen in a burglary at his home along with two wedding rings.
Swansea City head coach and former player Garry Monk was burgled in November last year while he underwent knee surgery.
A number of Merseyside footballers have also been targeted, including Everton and England defender Phil Jagielka, who was robbed at knifepoint at his Cheshire home in 2009.
The homes of England captain Steven Gerrard and then-Liverpool players Peter Crouch and Dirk Kuyt were also raided.
In 2005, former Bolton defender Mark Fish was tied up and robbed after his home appeared on TV show Footballers' Cribs. He was the second victim of raiders following an appearance on the MTV show after former England goalkeeper Ian Walker was also targeted.
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not immune just cos he's a bro
prob makes him more of a target 4 these petty jealous tough guys 2 boast amongst their verminous circle even as a yid i've always q liked ian wright wright no airs & graces hasn't let fame go 2 his head & ALWAYS found him genuinely passionate about England hope justice is administered in whatever form it takes unfortunately just another example of the malaise in 2day's UK no longer & has not been 4 some time a nice place |
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awful for his kids amd mrs..........
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not really...they're used 2 him by now
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i like wrighty to be fair........not as a football pundit though
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Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Can't stand the nasty little tw@t.Although I don't condone crime.
bigmo sitting on the fence. |
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all joking aside...which is in bad taste,really
hope this gets 'sorted' pathetic,really when a working class guy who's done well 4 himself & post football too due to his engaging personality should fall victim 2 lowlives who should be aspiring 2 replicate what he did but of course that's 2 much like hard work easier pickings 2 be had from the vulnerable if we still had the Middle Ages ethos of justice & retribution u'd be reading far less of this type of thing going down halcyon days(4 those who kept their noses clean) |
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when they said his wifes name on talksport i didnt recognise it........is this a 2nd wife
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Yes , i think he has no found Mrs (W)right :)
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johnnythebull • June 19, 2014 11:40 AM BST
all joking aside...which is in bad taste,really hope this gets 'sorted' pathetic,really when a working class guy who's done well 4 himself & post football too due to his engaging personality should fall victim 2 lowlives who should be aspiring 2 replicate what he did but of course that's 2 much like hard work easier pickings 2 be had from the vulnerable if we still had the Middle Ages ethos of justice & retribution u'd be reading far less of this type of thing going down halcyon days(4 those who kept their noses clean) What about all the guys that were fitted up by those with power, What about the 'witches' burnt at the stake Hands cut off for stealing an apple Squires having first bash at your daughter on her wedding day Now are the Halcyon days |
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tbf leopard droit du seigneur is a myth, reincarnated by Mel Gibson with the possible encouragement of Mr. Salmond.
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your point is a good one though ...
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is this what they call a blue on blue
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cue the inevitable racism...
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Leopard
validish points raised but in the main ppl behaved better & had more respect(if not fear) these days the lowest common denominator 'rules' with impunity in the hood & beyond gotta end in tears at some point i won't be around 2 witness it but will be casting a watchful eye from above or below or some intermediate point LOL! |
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on jus primae noctis not sure at all and as mentioned there is little evidence although several places in Europe there was a Tax on getting married and this could have been in lou of a payment in kind .
look at the Forrest laws "A forest is a certain territory of woody grounds and fruitful pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of the forest, chase, and warren, to rest and abide there in the safe protection of the King for his delight and pleasure....." these laws were imported from Europe and were seen as alien in the UK ,at their height of enforcement 12/13 century things would have been hard "set many deer free, and laid a law upon it, that whoever slew hart or hind should be blinded. As he forbade the killing of harts he forbade the killing of boars, and he loved the stags as if he were their father. He decreed also that hares must go free. The rich complained, the poor lamented; but he was so hard he set their hate at naught..." in these times even fallen wood "underwood" was classed as kings property so its not hard to understand why people subsequently believed jus primae noctis existed ,not hard at all . Keeping your nose clean could be rather difficult if you wanted to eat or keep warm . There was mass slaughter by the Catholic church later and none killed more ,heretics burned at the stake right across Europe ,the burning of witches was nothing like as widespread and was a stain on the reformed churches ,the Church of Scotland having recently apologised . ulterior motives hastily removed them ,they were really healers of body and mind imo and seen as a threat . Is there any info on the ethnicity of the Burglars ? |
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black on black - they sure are some brothers of wrighty - big brave boys 4 of them on one woman
they must be so fn hard |
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i refer my learned friend B&B 2 the black type in the OP
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So Wrighty returns from Rio, to his wife and kids.
I never even knew he was g@y. |
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inevitable this type of crime will go up now more and more loopholes to money laundering close/are too easy to spot.
your houses will need to be like fort knox |
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i'll be allright then!
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knife to her throat saying they would cut off the kids fingers and toes.do they really have to be so nasty?
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5-10 years for aggravated burglary, hope it was worth it. Must be a horrifying experience.
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did they nick his ego?
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Perhaps you meant Yugo or Evo?
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The Sun reported that the former Arsenal striker had dashed back from the World Cup
Exactly how do you 'dash back' from Brazil? |
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They probably molested her but wouldn't release that to the press
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My comments yesterday made me look a right @rse.I jumped in after reading the title of the thread and not it's contents.I stand by my opinion of him but of course wouldn't want any woman to have to suffer that from any lowlifes.
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BBC newspage on television reports on this crime.
Two full pages, and 4 words on the 3rd page. They don't mention that the burglars were black, but there was plenty of room to do so. |
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My thoughts and sympathy are with the Wright family. Horrific ordeal for anybody`s wife and kids. What a dreadful society we are living in.
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we sure is mac
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iv e said it before
it aint right but if the super rich in this country think they are going to jog on living the life of riley ,where probably less than a mile away from wrighty theres people living in abject poverty ,it aint going to happy,ive asked before wheres the thrill in been super rich in a country going down the pan |
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Wright should have employed a security guard....he's got the money
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what on minimum wage,or an sas guy,
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Just while he's away.....ex-squaddie, black belt karate.....they would go elsewhere....
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Surprised he darted back to Brazil so quickly after what his wife and kids went through. Not as if he needs the dough.
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