Hammer gang raid Harry Redknapp's £5m mansion and steal wife Sandra's jewellery as cops probe theory on how they got in
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MASKED robbers smashed their way into Harry Redknapp's mansion with hammers and stole wife Sandra's jewellery.
The ex-Prem boss and Sandra were out when the gang broke down the front door of their £5million Dorset home.
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A gang broke into Harry Redknapp's mansion with hammers and stole his wife Sandra's jewellery
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The mansion is near Dorset beach resort Sandbanks, where property is among the most expensive in the world per square foot
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A source said: 'It was clearly organised.
'The raiders must have known the house was empty."
The gang may have checked the layout on a property website ad, it was feared.
And the raiders helped themselves to jewellery belonging to the ex-Premier League manager's wife Sandra and other luxury items, it is understood.
Former Spurs, West Ham and Portsmouth boss Harry and Sandra, both 78, were away from the £5million house when the crooks broke in last Friday night.
The pile is for sale and one theory is the gang noted details on the Rightmove listing for the property near Dorset beach resort Sandbanks — where property is among the most expensive in the world per square foot.
In May this year, burglars attempted to break into the nearby home of TV interior designer Celia Sawyer — also understood to be on sale and advertised on Rightmove.
A source said: 'The criminals would only have to keep watch on the property and break in once the coast was clear, knowing the full layout of the house in advance.'
The masked gang used heavy hammers to break down the front door of cockney Harry's home.
The mob were caught on CCTV rifling through the detached gated property in the mega-rich area.
A source said: 'The raiders were all masked up.
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'They used lump hammers and a sledgehammer to smash the front door open.
'They were caught on CCTV cameras breaking in and trying to ransack the property looking for valuables.
'It was clearly organised and they must have known the house was empty at the time.'
One family friend said 2018 I'm a Celeb winner Harry — who we have revealed is set to sign for the All Stars version this autumn — had attended a function that night, while Sandra was in London.
A spokesman for Harry told The Sun: 'Harry doesn't want to make a fuss.
'There was no one in the house at the time and we don't want to comment on what was taken.
'It's a matter for the police.'
Officers last night confirmed they were still hunting the thieves who broke into the property close to Branksome Dene Beach in Poole.
It is on sale while the couple's new waterside villa at Sandbanks is completed.
They moved into their current home in 2021, after a lack of privacy while living in a modern mansion with large windows overlooking Sandbanks beach.
In 2020, they starred in ITV reality show Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer.
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Ex-Prem boss Harry is said to have attended a function on the night of the robbery
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