Leicester City star Demarai Gray’s naked girlfriend ‘was threatened by four armed raiders who made off with £24,000 in cash and jewellery as she lay in bed next to her six-week-old baby while the player was away’
- Four men caught on CCTV burst into the player’s home in the West Midlands
- Masked men carried machetes, hammers and a serrated Rambo knife in raid
- Aaron Jones, 28, denies involvement and as does 19-year-old Tyler Greenway
- Nicholas Rothero, 34, and son, Cory Rothero, 18, admit conspiracy to rob
Demarai Gray’s naked girlfriend and baby were threatened by machete-wielding thugs in their home while the Leicester City star was away.
The England Under-21 winger’s partner, Emma Hickman, was in bed with their six-week-old boy when four raiders came in.
The 22-year-old said she was ‘absolutely petrified’ as she gave evidence at Birmingham Crown Court.
Emma Hickman (pictured) told the court that armed men burst into her West Midlands home and threatened her while making off with cash and jewellery
Demarai Gray (pictured playing against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday) was away when his home was targeted
Balaclava-wearing robbers burst into the house in Barnt Green, West Midlands, The Sun reports. They made off with £24,000 in money and jewellery after the raid in March last year.
Ms Hickman told jurors: ‘They all had weapons on them. One of them had an orange machete, it was like a sword.’
Footage taken from CCTV cameras shows the criminals pace past a framed football shirt in the hallway.
Ms Hickman said that they accused her 23-year-old partner of being a ‘gangbanger’ and demanded to know when he was coming back.
They snatched her Rolex and told her that the footballer could fork out for another one.
When she told them that her mother was on the way, the men told her her that she’d ‘get hurt’ when she arrived.
Ms Hickman (pictured) says that the gang were carrying weapons and threatened her mother while they were in her home
Aaron Jones, who was allegedly part of the gang, had searched ‘Demarai Gray Leicester City’ just three days before.
One member of the masked group had sent a message which read: ‘Defo cash there.’
Mr Jones, 28, denies being involved in the raid and chose not to give evidence. The armed gang is accused of targeting homes and business during a six-month crime wave in the Midlands that ended in April last year.
Machetes, hammers and a serrated Rambo knife were used to threaten victims, jurors heard.
Nicholas Rothero, 34, and his son, Cory Rothero, 18, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob. Tyler Greenway, 19, denies involvement.
All four are accused of being members of a larger gang targeting shops and homes. The trial continues.