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QUESTIONS have been raised over how masked thugs evaded security at Dele Alli's £2 million home before stealing watches and jewellery worth £350,000.
The former England star's ex Ruby Mae revealed to The Sun how she feared she was going to die when masked men tried to rip rings off her.
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They had already roughed up midfielder Dele who had been playing pool downstairs with pals when the burglars evaded security to get through the back door.
Ruby was upstairs watching Netflix thriller Dead To Me.
She said after the confrontation the raiders began to panic when they realised how long they had been in the house.
The model, 29, said: “They jumped the fence out the front and ran away with whatever they had both managed to find. I don’t have a clue how they got past the security and into the house.
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“The police turned up a few minutes later. They were very helpful and made sure we were OK.”
After the raid in May 2020’s Covid lockdown, police gave Dele and Ruby alarms to activate if they were in danger which signalled directly through to cops.
Ruby said they randomly sounded weeks later and police turned up with a dog unit within moments.
The alarms were on top of the 24-hour security they already had in place before the break-in.
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No arrests have been made and the attackers remain at large.
Talking for the first time about her ordeal in London, she said: “I thought I was going to be killed.”
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The traumatised model lay in the dark as two men with concealed weapons burst into her bedroom.
She added that the thugs made Dele hand over three watches, including a Rolex.
Ruby was in bed with the lights off and tried to protect their dog as the men grabbed her arms for her rings and bracelets.
They failed to take them before panicking and fleeing with the goods.
Ruby said: “It was like a movie. I feared all sorts of things were going to happen.
“I honestly didn’t know what was going to come next.”
She continued: “They roughed up Dele and forced him upstairs with them into the wardrobe area, which is separated from the bedroom.
“I couldn’t see the door from the bed but Dele’s friend came up first.
“They came to me in a panic and I instantly realised something was wrong. His friend wouldn’t have usually come into the bedroom.
“Behind the friend, towards the door was what looked like a silhouette. I was confused and said, ‘Dele?’ and the guy didn’t answer.
“I realised this guy was not the same height or body structure as Dele. He came over to me and was very intimidating.
“He started asking me where everything was while trying to take off my bracelets and rings.”
She added: “It was terrifying. I was just hoping for it all to be over and for us to be safe.”
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Dele, 27, his adoptive brother Harry Hickford, 27, and the pal were badly shaken.
Ruby added: “It affected all of us. To get burgled is one thing, but to get burgled when you’re in is so scary. All of us were speechless.
“We were all just like, ‘What the hell has happened?’ We didn’t even know what to say to each other.
“We were all very emotional and up and down. We were tired and had to do the police interviews. It was all very traumatic.
“Psychologically, it has had an impact. Being home alone is scarier than it once was.
“Every now and then I still think about it. I can’t believe it happened. It was awful.”
She added: “It’s a pretty weird feeling knowing the people who did it never got caught and are still out there.
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“But they took stuff that can be replaced, so I’m just glad we all got through it without something really serious happening."
Ruby and Dele split in 2021 — less than a year after the raid — with Ruby saying they “drifted” and lost their spark.
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