'BIZARRE INTEREST' WITH FOOTIE STAR

Rooney raider ‘staked out family’s home three times before last week’s break in’

PAUL KEAVENY

Published: 1:14, 11 Aug 2016
Updated: 4:37, 11 Aug 2016

THE man accused of attempting to burgle Wayne Rooney’s £6million mansion is said to have staked it out three times.

Sources allege Robert McNamara, 24, made the 260-mile round trips because of a fascination with the footballer.

Robert McNamara appeared at court today charged with the attempted burglary of Wayne Rooney's £6 million Cheshire mansion

A source said: “Police suspect he may have spent some time planning this.

“They suspect he checked out the mansion three times as he has some sort of bizarre interest with the Rooneys.”

A source claimed that police suspect that McNamara made the 260-mile drive to stake out the family's home three times before his attempted break in last week — A source claimed that police suspect that McNamara made the 260-mile drive to stake out the family's home three times before his attempted break in last weekCredit: PA:Press Association

Armed raiders tried to break into Rooney’s Cheshire home last Wednesday before cops pounced — Armed raiders tried to break into Rooney’s Cheshire home last Wednesday before cops pouncedCredit: Cavendish

McNamara is alleged to have a strange fascination with the footballer, and a source said police suspect that he had been planning the break in for some time — McNamara is alleged to have a strange fascination with the footballer, and a source said police suspect that he had been planning the break in for some timeCredit: Getty Images

We revealed on Friday that raiders tried to break into Rooney’s Cheshire home last Wednesday before cops pounced.

Man United star Rooney, 30, was playing in his testimonial match at Old Trafford — a 0-0 draw with Everton.

Wife Coleen, 30, and their three sons were also at the match.

Nobody was in at the time of the attempted break in, as wife Coleen and the couple's three sons were watching Wayne play in his testimonial match at Old Trafford — Nobody was in at the time of the attempted break in, as wife Coleen and the couple's three sons were watching Wayne play in his testimonial match at Old TraffordCredit: Getty Images

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McNamara, of Scarborough, spoke only to confirm his name before South Cheshire JPs yesterday.

He is charged with attempted burglary and was bailed to appear at crown court on September 7.

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