Police probe if Beckhams’ £40million mansion burglar got in by climbing up scaffolding
COPS were last night probing if a masked burglar who raided the Beckhams’ £40 million house got in by climbing up scaffolding on a neighbour’s mansion.
David, 46, Victoria, 47, and daughter Harper, ten, were at home when the thief broke into an upstairs bedroom in Holland Park, West London.
Officers have been trawling through CCTV from nearby houses after the raider allegedly stole thousands of pounds worth of designer and electric goods.
Building work is currently underway at the house next door to the Beckhams’, with scaffolding just feet away from their own windows.
A source told The Sun: “The scaffolding extends very near to the Beckham’s upstairs bedrooms. It would have been easy for a criminal to climb up and decide to break the glass.”
Workmen at the house next door, which is currently empty, confirmed to The Sun that CCTV had been handed to the cops.
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The burglary at the Beckham family’s London mansion was discovered by shocked son Cruz, 17, when he returned with pals after a night out.
He spotted a spare bedroom had been ransacked while his parents were in the house, with glass from the broken window lying on the floor.
Cruz then alerted dad David who rang 999 while they searched the £40million home. Victoria is thought to have remained with daughter Harper, ten.
By then it is believed that the intruder had fled the property.
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The family are said to have been “shaken up” by the “invasion” of their home in Holland Park, West London.
David, Victoria and their two younger children spend most of their time at the seven-bedroom West London house, which the couple bought for £31million in 2013.
The celebrity family are currently preparing for eldest son Brooklyn’s wedding to billionaire’s daughter Nicola Peltz on April 9 in the US.
One neighbouring property that was also broken into was empty. Another in the street was targeted too, but the burglar was unable to get in.
No arrests have been made and the Metropolitan Police confirmed investigations are still underway.
A Met spokesman said: “Police were called at 00.37 hours on Tuesday, March 1 to reports of a burglary at a residential address in the W11 area of Kensington.
“The burglary is believed to have taken place between 20.30 and 23.30 on Monday, February 28.
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“A number of items were reported stolen. No arrests have been made. Inquiries continue.”
The Met said of the neighbouring crimes: “Inquiries are ongoing. Police believe entry was forced to a neighbouring property, and an attempt made to access another.”
