Tamara Ecclestone slams £26m jewellery crooks after tiny amount they repaid before being deported is revealed
TAMARA Ecclestone has blasted three foreign crooks deported after repaying just £37,000 following her £26million gem raid, saying: 'There will never be any justice.'
They were kicked out of Britain in an early removal scheme, despite coughing up just a fraction of the proceeds from the heist at the heiress's mansion.
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But Tamara, 40, daughter of F1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone, said: 'I have not received any compensation for the burglary but no amount could ever compensate for the aggressive home invasion we suffered.'
Jugoslav Jovanovic, 27, Alessandro Maltese, 48, and Alessandro Donati, 47, were jailed for a total of 28 years in November 2021 over the 2019 heist in Kensington, West London.
In a proceeds of crime confiscation order, a judge told the Italians to repay £435,000.
But a Sun on Sunday Freedom of Information request revealed payments of just £30,376.79, £2,155.53 and £4,349.65 respectively.
They were deported having served a fraction of their sentences — and will now walk free.
Tamara said: 'My children are in fear that thieves could return to the house while they are sleeping. There will never be any justice for that.'
Tory MP Sir John Hayes said: 'These criminals should serve the remainder of their sentence in Italy.
"They should not be allowed to walk the streets.
"We have to work with the Italian authorities to try to recover the proceeds of this robbery.'
The CPS said it will seek more cash if other assets are discovered.
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