MADRID – La Policia Nacional have arrested a man suspected of being involved in a robbery at the home of a well-known Real Madrid football player.
The crime was committed in January of this year. At the time of the robbery, Karim Benzema´s home was empty due to Real Madrid playing football.
Opportunity
The home game against Elche at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu took place on January 22. Therefore, the thief thought to take advantage of the house being empty. Making it the ideal opportunity to rob Benzema´s home.
Consequently, the investigation began the next day when the police received a report of a burglary at the player’s home in Madrid. According to what the police were able to ascertain, after forcing and breaking the windows, the perpetrator(s) gained access to the interior of the home, stealing items of great monetary value.
Arrest
The man who was arrested is a French citizen born in 2000. He has no criminal record in Spain. The alleged perpetrator was found in the early hours of Thursday morning in La Junquera area where he was arrested for robbery with force.
🚩Detenido un hombre por el robo en el domicilio de un conocido jugador de #fútbol
Los hechos se produjeron en enero de este año, aprovechando que la vivienda se encontraba vacía por la celebración de un partido
Ayer fue localizado en #LaJunquera cuando iba a abandonar el país pic.twitter.com/6E0W5nTEjy
— Policía Nacional (@policia) October 28, 2022
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