Robbers raid home of Arsenal goalkeeper, steal £100,000 Mercedes

Arsenal goalkeeper, David Ospina is the latest in the long line of English Premier League footballers who have fallen victims to home robberies.

Robbers raided the mansion of the Colombia international while his wife, Jesica Sterling and young children- daughter, Dulce María and son Maximiliano- were sleeping upstairs and made away with a £100,000 Mercedes.

The robbery happened during the last international break while Ospina was away with his Colombian teammates.

The robbers according to reports stole the key of the white Mercedes AMG and took it for a joyride. Police said the stolen car was eventually tracked down and found dumped in Wembley Park.

It is believed those responsible may have sneaked into the garden through a side door before climbing into the house through the open window.

Speaking about the incident, Ospina’s wife Jesica said she woke up that night to find a kitchen window open, a tap running and the car key’s missing. We think that everything was planned because they came to the house through the window and took about 10 minutes maximum and left with the keys,” She told the Evening Standard.

“It was strange they didn’t look for anything else – just took the keys and went.”

“I can’t speak about it because the problem is still there and even though the police have the car they can’t give all the information,” Ospina is quoted to say by Daily Mail.

“We do not know what happened, this happened in the night time and the car was taken away.”

Ospina moved into the mansion which was previously occupied by  fellow Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny who is on loan at Italian club, Roma.

The Met Police confirmed officers are still hunting those responsible for the raid on Ospina’s property, and said no arrests have yet been made.

“The offence took place between 11pm on Friday October 9 and 8am on Saturday October 10,” a spokesperson is quoted to say by Daily Mail.

“Keys to a car were stolen and the vehicle subsequently taken. The car was later recovered in the Wembley Park area. No arrests have been made at this time and enquiries continue.”