Beckham burglary horror: Masked raider breaks into family’s £40m London mansion while David, Victoria and daughter Harper were at home – with son Cruz, 17, discovering ransacked room and valuables worth thousands missing
- The thief broke in an upstairs window at the Holland Park mansion, West London
- They ransacked a bedroom for designer valuables with the family still at home
- David, Victoria and Harper were relaxing downstairs completely unawares
- The break-in was discovered by Cruz, 17, upon returning home from a night out
A masked burglar has broken into the Beckham family home in West London and made thousands of pounds’ worth of valuables.
The thief forced their way into an upstairs bedroom at the £40m mansion in Holland Park and ransacked the place while David, Victoria and 10-year-old daughter Harper relaxed downstairs completely unawares.
The break-in was not discovered until this morning when 17-year-old Cruz returned home from a night out and stumbled upon the upturned bedroom and spotted broken glass.
David, 46, reportedly called 999 and set about searching the mansion for the burglar with Cruz, while Harper remained with Victoria, 47, and waited for the police.
A masked burglar has broken into the Beckham family home in West London and made thousands of pounds’ worth of valuables (David and Victoria pictured)
The thief forced their way into an upstairs bedroom at the £40m mansion in Holland Park and ransacked the place while David, Victoria and 10-year-old daughter Harper relaxed downstairs completely unawares
David, 46 (right), reportedly called 999 and set about searching the mansion for the burglar with Cruz (left), while Harper (centre right) remained with Victoria, 47, and waited for the police (Brooklyn centre left)
A source close to the family told The Sun: ‘Sadly the Beckhams were the victims of some fairly professional thieves who have been operating in the area.
‘Fortunately the criminals only made it as far as one bedroom before they ran off.’
The family are said to have been ‘shaken up’ by the burglary, but no one was hurt.
The thief made off with thousands in designer clothes, accessories and electric goods stored in the room – but did not hang around for more.
The burglary comes just weeks after Posh and Becks won planning permission to overhaul their Holland Park mansion, parts of which had been sealed off as it had began to crumble.
Pictures of the propertly exclusively obtained by MailOnline show that the Grade II-listed property is held up by supports before work gets underway.
The couple were granted permission by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to repair their historic rear terrace and stairs, which had become too dangerous to use.
Beckham’s design and access statement revealed their plans to ‘reinstate the terrace, which is considered structurally unsound, on a like for like basis.’
The statement also says the family no longer use the terrace which has structural damage is due to age, water ingress, cracking and spalling due to frost.
Work: David and Victoria Beckham have won planning permission to repair their ‘crumbling’ £31.5 million west London mansion (pictured) after parts of the property were sealed off
‘Crumbling’: Pictures of the propertly exclusively obtained by MailOnline show that the Grade II-listed property terrace is held up by supports before work gets underway (pictured)
Out of use: The statement also says the family no longer use the terrace which has structural damage is due to age, water ingress, cracking and spalling due to frost
Props and timber bearers have been installed to provide temporary support to prevent collapse and any loss of the buildings original features – including damage to the original cast iron railings.
The statement reads: ‘A structural engineer has inspected the terrace and recommended repairs and renewal works on a like for like basis.’
From photos attached to the application, the roof terrace, which is crumbling in parts, is being supported by metal poles to stop it from collapsing.
The project is being overseen by Soho House architect Michael Ergatoudis, who was also in charge of the previous renovations at the home and their Cotswolds retreat.
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