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| Ian Wright's family robbed at knifepoint at home | |
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| Former England striker Ian Wright is flying home from the World Cup in Brazil after his wife and children were threatened at knifepoint by burglars. | Former England striker Ian Wright is flying home from the World Cup in Brazil after his wife and children were threatened at knifepoint by burglars. |
| Four men armed with knives forced their way into his north-west London home and held his wife and children before making off with personal possessions. | Four men armed with knives forced their way into his north-west London home and held his wife and children before making off with personal possessions. |
| The 50-year-old former Arsenal star, who has been working for ITV in Brazil, tweeted: "You won't get away with it." | The 50-year-old former Arsenal star, who has been working for ITV in Brazil, tweeted: "You won't get away with it." |
| The Metropolitan Police said it was investigating an aggravated burglary. | |
| Steve Kutner, Wright's agent, said: "It was a terrifying ordeal. They marched Ian's wife from room to room." | |
| A spokeswoman for Ian Wright said the football pundit was "really upset and angry" and was flying back following Wednesday night's robbery. | |
| She said: "Nancy [his wife] is really shaken up. Their kids are so young that hopefully they aren't going to read into it too much. | |
| "They are all physically OK - Nancy and the kids." | |
| Wright's neighbours expressed their shock at the robbery. | |
| Next-door neighbour Marianne Collinge said: "I suppose they could be a bit of a target because they do have beautiful cars. | |
| "But they are very unpretentious people. They are one of us and I'm terribly sorry for them, it's awful." | |
| Another neighbour, Chris Martin, said: "We were watching the Spain game when the police arrived last night and that's all we know about it. | |
| "Ian is a neighbour and a decent family man. He's been living here several years and everyone around here respects his privacy." | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We are investigating an aggravated burglary at an address in north-west London after we were called at 9.20pm last night. | |
| "Personal possessions were stolen. | |
| "The suspects are described as four black men aged between 18 and 25, with London accents, wearing dark clothing and hoodies obscuring their faces." |