Man appears in court charged with attempted burglary of Wayne Rooney’s mansion while he played in his testimonial
Suspect accused of late night break-in while family was out is released on bail
A MAN accused of carrying out a burglary at Wayne Rooney’s Cheshire mansion last month has appeared in court.
Robert McNamara, 24, stood in the dock at Cheshire Crown Court during a brief appearance this morning.
The alarm at the Manchester United star's £6 million property in Prestbury was reportedly triggered on August 3 causing cops to sweep on the mansion and conduct a full search of the area.
The Rooneys' family home was targeted as the striker, his wife, Coleen, and their three sons, Kai, Klay and Kit, were at a charity tribute game at Old Trafford against his first club, Everton.
McNamara, of Newby Farm Crescent, Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, was bailed by Judge Nicholas Woodward for the preparation of medical reports, until a further hearing on October 27.
England captain Wayne was said to be “deeply shocked” by the attempted break in at his home.
Neighbours described the scene as cops pounced on the masked raiders as “like something out of an action film”.
The attempted robbery happened as the Man Utd star was playing in his testimonial match at Old Trafford.
Lights and sirens blared as elaborate security system detected the potential intrusion, bringing a swarm of cops racing to the property.
Within minutes, they had scrambled a helicopter and three patrol cars, while dog handlers scoured the mansion grounds.
One resident in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire, said at the time: “Wayne has amazing security to make sure his wife Coleen and the kids are OK while he is away.
“It’s like a fortress.
“It was like something out of a movie with alarms shrieking and search lights flashing on.
“The police seemed to appear from nowhere.
“They were swarming all over the place.”
The raiders struck between 8.30pm and 8.45pm on August 3 as Roo played against first club Everton in front of 58,000 fans at his home ground.
Coleen, 30, was in the stands to support him with their three sons Kai, six, Klay, three, and Kit, seven months.
He was told about the events at his home 18 miles away straight after the game.
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