Ian Wright flies home from World Cup after wife and kids are burgled at knifepoint
The former England international is understood to have dashed back to the UK after four men broke into his London home and held a blade to wife Nancy's throat
Former England international Ian Wright has flown home from Brazil after his wife and children were burgled at knifepoint.
It is understood four men armed with knives broke into the pundit's north-west London home and held his wife and two daughters in a terrifying raid before making off with personal possessions.
The former Arsenal striker is understood to have dashed back to the UK after learning the gang had held a blade to his wife Nancy's throat, and shouted "punch her, kill her!"
The gang are also said to have threatened to slice off the children’s fingers if Nancy didn't hand over cash and jewellery, after forcing their way into her home when she answered the door around 9.20pm last night.
Nancy, 39, is thought to have been put in a bedroom while the couple's two girls were taken to another room.
Steve Kutner, Wright’s manager, told the Sun: “It was a terrifying ordeal. They marched Ian’s wife from room to room. I would like to thank ITV for helping Ian to get home as quickly as possible.”
Ian, 50, who has been working for ITV at the tournament in Brazil, last night tweeted: "You won't get away with it."
It's thought the family may have been targeted after they were seen playing in a nearby park, with the thugs responsible likely to have known Wright would not be at home.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating an aggravated burglary at an address in north-west London after we were called at 9.20 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."
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