DECLAN Donnelly's home was targeted by a gang of Range Rover thieves who stole luxury cars worth £750,000, a court heard today.
Police rushed to the I'm A Celebrity star's £5million West London house on April 6 following a 999 call, The Sun revealed at the time.
The alleged thieves fled empty handed before officers arrived at the property.
Dec's black Range Rover was allegedly among around £750,000 worth of high-value vehicles targeted by the group between January and June this year.
The gang struck while Dec, 45, wife Ali, 43, and young daughter Isla were sleeping.
His co-presenter, Ant McPartlin, 45, used to live in the same road but moved out after his split from Lisa Armstrong.
'LUXURY CAR PLOT'
Ten defendants appeared at London's Kingston Crown Court today.
They are charged with conspiracy to steal "luxury motor vehicles" between January 16 and July 9 this year.
Donnelly was among 12 alleged victims named in magistrates' court charges over the alleged plot to steal cars, mainly Range Rovers.
Ryan Crafts, 28, from Wokingham, Berkshire, and Charlie Kavanagh, 26, from Ashford, Surrey, entered not guilty pleas to the charge, while the other defendants are yet to be arraigned.
Ellis Glynne, 29, from Camberley, Surrey, and Connor Murray, 21, face a separate count of conspiracy to burgle over the attempted theft of an ATM from a Brentford convenience store between January 25 and February 7 last year.
Murray, from Hounslow, is further charged with theft of a van, along with Tyler Smallworth, 20, also from Hounslow, who also appeared in court today to deny the charge.
Jack Foley, 24, from Egham, Surrey, denied conspiracy to burgle with Glynne, Murray, Perry Ogle, 23, from Hounslow, and Alfie Chandler, 18, from Hounslow, who have not entered pleas.
Tommy Hutchinson, 18, from Feltham, and Vinothkumar Ratnam, 37, from Egham, Surrey also appeared in court today.
The five men are alleged to have plotted to steal 11 electric bikes from Velospeed, in Thatcham, Berkshire between June 14 and June 17 this year.
Judge Sarah Plaschkes QC set a trial date of January 4 next year.
She remanded Glynne and Murray in custody, while the other defendants were released on bail ahead of a further plea hearing on September 1.
Source: Read Full Article
