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Jenson Button burglary: Gas suspected in F1 driver break-in | |
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Anaesthetic gas may have been used against Jenson Button and his wife Jessica during a burglary in France, the Formula 1 driver's spokesman says. | |
Two men, who stole jewellery including Jessica's engagement ring, may have pumped gas through the air conditioning before Monday's break-in, he said. | |
The couple were with friends in a rented villa in Saint-Tropez. | The couple were with friends in a rented villa in Saint-Tropez. |
The British former F1 champion's spokesman said they were unharmed but everyone was "unsurprisingly shaken". | The British former F1 champion's spokesman said they were unharmed but everyone was "unsurprisingly shaken". |
The Sun newspaper reported that valuables worth £300,000 were stolen. | The Sun newspaper reported that valuables worth £300,000 were stolen. |
The couple married in December. | The couple married in December. |
Button's spokesman said: "Two men broke into the property whilst they all slept and stole a number of items of jewellery including, most upsettingly, Jessica's engagement ring. | Button's spokesman said: "Two men broke into the property whilst they all slept and stole a number of items of jewellery including, most upsettingly, Jessica's engagement ring. |
"The police have indicated that this has become a growing problem in the region with perpetrators going so far as to gas their proposed victims through the air conditioning units before breaking in." | "The police have indicated that this has become a growing problem in the region with perpetrators going so far as to gas their proposed victims through the air conditioning units before breaking in." |
Button, 35, who drives for team McLaren, is based in Monaco, about 80 miles (130km) along the coast from Saint-Tropez. He won the F1 championship in 2009 driving for Brawn GP and finished in eighth place in 2014. | Button, 35, who drives for team McLaren, is based in Monaco, about 80 miles (130km) along the coast from Saint-Tropez. He won the F1 championship in 2009 driving for Brawn GP and finished in eighth place in 2014. |
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