BREAKING NEWS: Armed intruders hold footballer Chris Smalling, his wife and their two-year-old son at gunpoint inside their home in Italy, with Roma defender then forced to open his private safe and hand over his Rolex and jewellery
- Chris Smalling’s home was robbed in the early hours of Friday, say reports
- The Roma defender was inside his home with his wife and two-year-old son
- The three armed robbers broke in and forced Smalling to open the family’s safe
- The aggressors are said to have taken his Rolex, jewellery and other valuables
Chris Smalling was robbed at home in front of his wife and two-year-old child in a horrifying ordeal for the Roma defender on Friday morning, according to reports.
Italian news outlet Gazzetta dello Sport claims three armed robbers broke into the English footballer’s home and forced him to open his family’s safe, where the aggressors took items of jewellery and other valuable items.
Smalling’s wife, Sam, is said to have called the police at around 5am in the morning and officers arrived at the Smalling family’s villa, located around 25 miles south of Rome, with the trio very distressed.
Roma defender Chris Smalling reportedly was robbed in front of his wife and child on Friday morning
Smalling (right) was in his Rome villa at the time of the robbery with his wife Sam (left) and two-year-old son Leo
The same report claims police are still investigating the incident and Roma have offered the support out to the player.
Smalling, who joined the Italian club from Manchester United on a permanent deal last year, was not involved in Roma’s Europa League tie with Ajax at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night due to a knee injury.
The incident is the latest in a series of cases where intruders have targeted the homes of Serie A footballers, managers and other sporting personalities over the past year.
More to follow.