Alex Curran’s horrific experience of being threatened in her own home is taken to court
Alex Curran burgled
This truly is the negative side of being a WAG! Unfortunately, we have seen a number of WAGS being threatened in their own homes while their husbands or boyfriends are away playing for their football teams, and Alex Curran’s horrific experience in December 2007 was finally taken to Liverpool Crown court last week.
The court heard how Alex was threatened by burglars who warned her they would “take her kids”.
Alex Curran came face to face with the masked gang, who demanded she hand over jewellery and the contents of a safe during the break-in at their £3million mansion.
The gang “dragged” a horrified Miss Curran to the safe and forced her to hand over the valuable silver Rolex watch she was wearing.
They escaped through patio doors which they had smashed to gain entry to the 29-year-old Liverpool captain’s home.
Details of the ordeal emerged after career criminal Martin Wilson, 22, changed his plea and admitted the burglary at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday.
Graham Pickavance, prosecuting, told the court the robbery happened in December 2007 when Gerrard was in France, leading his team to victory in a Champions’ League match against Marseille while Alex stayed in their Liverpool home with her children and nanny.
At around 9.30pm Alex and the nanny who were upstairs in the Gerrard’s home, heard a loud smash and went to the landing to investigate, Mr Pickavance said. They saw a group of men in the hallway and Miss Curran shouted to them to “leave now”.
But, the barrister said, the thieves raced up the stairs and demanded: “Where’s the f****** safe?’ and ‘Where’s the f****** jewellery?”
One of the gang directed another to “get the blade out of the car”, before telling poor Alex: “If you don’t tell us where the safe is, we’ll take the kids.”
Mr Pickavance said: “The men attempted to take the safe but they could not move it very far because it was too heavy. So they began to ransack the room.”
Alex’s nanny then picked up a telephone and tried to dial 999, but she was caught before she could get through. She lied to the raiders, however, telling them she had spoken to an operator.
The gang fled but police tracked down Wilson through his mobile phone. He is currently serving a six-year jail term after admitting being part of a gang that robbed wealthy Merseysiders last June.
After the burglary Alex who did not attend yesterday’s hearing, wrote in a newspaper column that it had been “absolutely terrifying”.
“Lilly and Lexie were my biggest concern. Thankfully, they are absolutely fine, they managed to sleep through the whole thing thank goodness.”
A victim impact statement described her continuing “shock and fright”.
Steven Gerrard was the sixth Liverpool footballer to be targeted, prompting the club to provide extra security at players’ houses during away matches.
This is awful, and really does show what the WAGS have to go through sometimes! It isn’t all handbags and designer clothes!
Alex is the best