Former England striker Ian Wright has flown home from his role commentating on the football World Cup in Brazil after his family were robbed at knife-point by burglars in north-west London.
Four men forced their way into Wright’s home at around 21:20 BST on Wednesday night, before threatening the 50-year-old footballer’s wife and children and making off with a number of personal possessions.
The Met Police have described the suspects as four black men aged between 18 and 25 with London accents and wearing hoodies to hide their faces.
A spokesperson for Wright has said that his wife, Nancy, is really shaken up by the “terrifying ordeal”, but no-one was physically harmed in the attack.
After hearing the news and deciding to fly home to be with his family as the police continue their investigations, Wright said on Twitter: