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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Major update after baffling $150k jewellery robbery at Aussie Olympic great Ian Thorpe's lavish home - despite no signs of a break-in
Fresh details have emerged after it was revealed last week that Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe was the victim of an alleged robbery at his Sydney home. It is understood that the five-time gold medallist has lost valuables worth an estimated $150,000. The former swimmer, 42, reported the missing items to Paddington police station last Thursday and officers have now launched an investigation. Eyebrows had been initially raised over how the items had gone missing after his manager James Erskine told The Sydney Morning Herald last week that there 'seems to be no obvious break-in' at his home. But 2GB's Ben Fordham revealed a fresh twist on the situation on Monday, claiming that police, as part of their investigations are 'examining a removalist company.' 'Ian Thorpe is of the belief that his watches and jewellery went missing during a move and we can see from property records that late last year, Thorpy sold his home in Woollahra in Sydney's eastern suburbs,' Fordham said during a live broadcast on Monday. NSW police are investigating the matter as an alleged robbery and are investigating a removalist as part of their inquiries 'We don't know where he's moved to but when Ian Thorpe was moving his possessions, he believes that some went missing. Watches, jewellery, and some other valuable items. 'He doesn't know how much they're worth. But his best guess is $150,000.' Fordham added: 'We don't have any evidence that they are in any way responsible for the missing items.' Thorpe is due to return to present Channel 9's coverage of the Australian swimming trials at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre later this week. Daily Mail Australia has contacted his agent, James Erskine, for comment. Last week, Erskine also delivered an update on the situation, revealing that none of Thorpe's Olympic medals were missing. But he stated: 'He has had some things stolen from his house - watches, jewellery, some personal items. 'He called up his insurers, they said go and make a police report.' Erskine also told The Sydney Morning Herald that Thorpe was doing 'fine' following the shocking discovery. He adds that the swimmer 'is not too bothered about the material stuff.' Last week, Thorpe cut a dejected figure as he was photographed shopping near his eastern suburbs home on Friday. It came just hours after reports emerged that he was missing several sentimental items. Thorpe, who is Australia's most decorated male Olympic Swimmer, cut a dejected figure as he walked around a supermarket while speaking on the phone. The Australian has not yet publicly commented on the alleged crime. New South Wales, meanwhile, issued a statement last week to confirm that they had commenced an investigation. 'At about 4pm on Thursday, June 5, a 42-year-old man attended Paddington police station to report an alleged theft incident,' NSW Police said in a statement. 'Officers attached to eastern suburbs have commenced an investigation into the alleged incident. The swimming great is understood to have lost around $150,000 following the alleged crime 'There is no further information available at this time.' Thorpe had taken a financial hit last October after the former swimmer was forced to reduce the listing price of his luxury Sydney home from $3.7million to $3.5m He had purchased the four-bed, three-bathroom townhouse in 2017 for $2.75m. The home itself is said to be one of the most stylish and stunning properties in the area, with Thorpe having carried out extensive renovation works to the property. It features open-plan living areas and a beautiful terrace. Thorpe had also previously been the subject of an alleged theft in 2005. It is understood that his Audi TT was broken into while parked in Glebe, in Sydney's inner west. It is understood that thieves stole a watch from the vehicle which was given to Thorpe at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 'The watch that's missing has great sentimental value to me and I would really appreciate it being returned,' Thorpe had said at the time.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
New theory on $150k Thorpie robbery
Ian Thorpe has allegedly been robbed by removalists. Following a sighting at a Sydney police station on Thursday, 2GB radio station broke the news that the former swimmer fell victim to a $150,000 robbery. 2GB host Ben Fordham revealed on Monday that the alleged suspects were removalists. 'He has had some things stolen from his house – watches, jewellery, some personal items,' Thorpe's manager James Erskine said on Friday. 'He called up his insurers, they said go and make a police report. 'Doesn't seem that there was a break-in.' Thorpe was seen at Paddington Police Station on Thursday. On 2GB, Fordham said 'as part of the police investigation, officers are examining a removalist company'. 'Ian Thorpe is of the belief that his watches and jewellery went missing during a move,' Fordham said. 'Watches, jewellery and some other small, valuable items. He doesn't know how much they're worth, but his best guess is $150,000.' Thorpe is one of Australia's most decorated Olympians, claiming the most individual medals at the Sydney 2000 Games, aged just 17. NewsWire has approached Mr Erskine for comment.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
Ian Thorpe allegedly robbed while moving house
Ian Thorpe has allegedly been robbed by removalists. Following a sighting at a Sydney police station on Thursday, 2GB radio station broke the news that the former swimmer fell victim to a $150,000 robbery. 2GB host Ben Fordham revealed on Monday that the alleged suspects were removalists. 'He has had some things stolen from his house – watches, jewellery, some personal items,' Thorpe's manager James Erskine said on Friday. 'He called up his insurers, they said go and make a police report. 'Doesn't seem that there was a break-in.' Thorpe was seen at Paddington Police Station on Thursday. On 2GB, Fordham said 'as part of the police investigation, officers are examining a removalist company'. 'Ian Thorpe is of the belief that his watches and jewellery went missing during a move,' Fordham said. 'Watches, jewellery and some other small, valuable items. He doesn't know how much they're worth, but his best guess is $150,000.' Thorpe is one of Australia's most decorated Olympians, claiming the most individual medals at the Sydney 2000 Games, aged just 17.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Worse-for-wear Ian Thorpe looks devastated as he surfaces for the first time since alleged $150,000 theft from his home - as new details deepen the mystery
Ian Thorpe has cut a devastated in exclusive Daily Mail Australia photos taken shortly after the news broke that he was the victim of an alleged theft at his Sydney home that saw him lose valuables worth an estimated $150,000. The five-time Olympic gold medallist was photographed shopping near his eastern suburbs home on Friday, just hours after the first reports detailing the alleged crime. Thorpe, 42, looked depressed and out of sorts as he went shopping and had a phone conversation almost 24 hours since he went to Paddington police station in the city's east to make a report at 4pm on Thursday. His manager James Erskine shed further light on the horrible loss in revelations made on Friday. 'He has had some things stolen from his house - watches, jewellery, some personal items,' Erskine said. 'He called up his insurers, they said go and make a police report.' Thorpe - who has not commented publicly on his shocking loss - was seen in conversation on the phone after his valuable personal items were taken while he was away Erskine then deepened the mystery over what happened in separate comments. 'He's been away, so he doesn't know when the stuff has been stolen,' Erskine told the Sydney Morning Herald. 'There seems to be no obvious break-in. 'There's no missing Olympic medals. There were one or two sentimental items missing.' Erskine added that Thorpe is 'fine' after the shocking discovery and is 'not too bothered about the material stuff'. Thorpe attended Paddington police station in the city's east to report the alleged crime, which he described as an 'insurance job', according to radio 2GB. 'At about 4pm on Thursday, June 5, a 42-year-old man attended Paddington police station to report an alleged theft incident,' NSW Police said in a statement. 'Officers attached to eastern suburbs have commenced an investigation into the alleged incident. 'There is no further information available at this time.' Thorpe has not commented on the alleged crime at the time of writing. 'We believe he's in the red to the tune of $150,000,' 2GB's Ben Fordham told listeners. 'There are no details about what's allegedly happened to Ian Thorpe. 'We don't know if he's been robbed online or in person.' Fordham said Erskine was initially unaware of the alleged theft, but Thorpe told him he saw the police 'to talk about an insurance job' when he contacted his client. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Thorpe and his management for comment. The news of the alleged theft comes after Thorpe also took a financial hit in October last year. He listed his luxury Sydney home in the upmarket suburb of Woollahra - not far from the police station he attended on Thursday - for $3.5million after purchasing the exquisite four-bed, three-bathroom townhouse in December 2017 for $2.75million. He had previously listed it for $3.7million in September 2023, but failed to find a buyer at that price and was then faced with taking a $200,000 hit. Thorpe did extensive renovation work to the property, which also features open-plan living areas, a stunning re-modelled terrace and stylish sliding doors. Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald in 2023, letting agent Courtney Wong said the home is the 'best one' in the area, situated away from the street. 'It's completely private and secluded,' he added. The recent alleged theft isn't the first time Thorpe has been a victim of crime. In 2005 his Audi TT coupé was broken into in Glebe in Sydney's inner west, with the thieves stealing a watch. 'The watch that's missing has great sentimental value to me and I would really appreciated it being returned,' Thorpe said at the time. The Omega timepiece featured the Olympic logo and was given to Thorpe at the 2004 Athens Games. Thorpe - who starred on Channel Nine's swimming commentary team for the Paris Olympics last year - went public with a devastating admission last September. He revealed that an irregular result to a drug test plunged him into a depression so deep he thought about taking his own life. When the result was revealed by a French newspaper, Thorpe obtained medical evidence that cleared his name, and sued the publication for reporting that his sample had elevated levels of testosterone and luteinising hormone. At the time the revelation was so devastating he did not want to leave his house, feeling that mental health issues should be resolved personally, and contemplating attempting his own life and staging it as an accident. 'An irregular test isn't uncommon. They happen. So firstly, no one should know that information to begin with,' Thorpe said. 'An irregular test means nothing. An irregular test gets thrown out.' It was one of many pressures Thorpe experienced during his sporting career. At 14, Thorpe didn't think he deserved to compete in the World Championships, wondered if winning the same tournament at 15 was a 'fluke', and felt mounting pressure at 17 to win gold at the Sydney Olympics. 'People were assuming a result that hadn't happened yet. I would be with my mother at the shop, and people would say, "We've got tickets to the Olympics, we can't wait to see you win your first gold medal",' he said. 'I couldn't escape that part of it. Then it started being hyped up more and more and more. I was surrounded by it.'
