Gang admit plot to steal £750,000 luxury cars, including TV presenter Declan Donnelly’s Range Rover
Gang admit plot to steal £750,000 worth of cars including Dec Donnelly’s Range Rover which they tried to take while I’m A Celeb host slept at his home with his wife and daughter
Four men plead guilty to plotting to steal £750,000 worth of luxury cars Among them were 45-year-old TV star Declan Donnelly’s black Range RoverPolice called to I’m a Celebrity presenter’s west London home in April 6 Ellis Glynne, 29, Connor Murray, 21, Perry Ogle, 23, and Vinothkumar Ratnam, 37 admitted to conspiracy to steal vehicles at Kingston Crown Court today
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Four men have pleaded guilty to plotting to steal a number of luxury vehicles, including one that belonged to TV presenter Declan Donnelly.
The 45-year-old’s black Range Rover was among around £750,000 worth of high-value vehicles targeted by the group.
Ellis Glynne, 29, Connor Murray, 21, Perry Ogle, 23, and Vinothkumar Ratnam, 37, all pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to steal the cars between January 1 and July 9 this year.
Police were called to The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here presenter’s west London home in the early hours of April 6 but the alleged thieves fled empty handed before officers arrived.
Four men have pleaded guilty to plotting to steal £750,000 worth of luxury vehicles, including one that belonged to TV presenter Declan Donnelly. Pictured: Vinothkumar Ratnam, 37, (right) and Perry Ogle, 23,
Alfie Chandler, 18, leaves Kingston Crown Court, south west London, where he pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to steal a number of luxury vehicles,
Dec Donnelly’s £5million home was targeted by a ‘professional’ burglary gang while the TV star was asleep upstairs with his wife and young daughter (pictured together)
His £5million home was targeted by a ‘professional’ burglary gang while the TV star was asleep upstairs with his wife and young daughter.
Donnelly, his wife Ali, 43, and daughter Isla were reportedly sleeping at the time of the attempted break-in and were unaware until they were later told by police.
The suspects had botched an attempt to rip open the iron gates at the front of the property – which was purchased by Mr Donnelly for £1.9million in 2006.
They fled in a car shortly before officers arrived.
His co-presenter, Ant McPartlin, 45, used to live in the same road but moved out after his split from Lisa Armstrong.
In total 12 men have been charged with various offences relating to the planned burglaries.
Glynne and Ratnam, both from Surrey, and Murray and Ogle, both from Hounslow, west London, appeared in the dock at Kingston Crown Court alongside four others.
Alfie Chandler, 18, from Hounslow, who is also charged with conspiracy to steal the vehicles, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Tommy Hutchinson, 18, from Feltham, who is also charged with conspiracy to steal the vehicles, did not enter a plea.
Ryan Crafts, from Wokingham, Berkshire, and Charlie Kavanagh, from Ashford, Surrey, entered not guilty pleas at a hearing in August.
The suspects had botched an attempt to rip open the iron gates at the front of the property – which was purchased by Mr Donnelly (pictured with TV partner Ant McPartlin) for £1.9million in 2006
45 year old Declan Donnelly’s black Range Rover was among around £750,000 worth of high-value vehicles targeted by the group
Glynne, Murray and a third man, Robert Green, 41, from Addlestone, Surrey, face a separate count of conspiracy to burgle over the attempted theft of an ATM from a Brentford convenience store between January 25 and February 7 last year.
All three denied the charges.
Glynne, Murray and Ogle also pleaded guilty to a second count of conspiracy to burgle, which they were charged with alongside Chandler and another man, Jack Foley, 24, from Surrey.
Both Chandler and Foley have denied the charge.
The five men are alleged to have plotted to steal 11 electric bikes from Velospeed, in Thatcham, Berkshire, between June 14 and June 17 this year.
Tyler Smallworth, 20, from Hounslow, was further charged with theft of a van but previously denied the charge.
Edward Atkins, 34, also from Feltham, is due to be arraigned at a later date.
Judge Sarah Plaschkes QC set a trial date of January 4 next year.
She remanded Glynne and Murray in custody while the other defendants were released on bail ahead of a further hearing on October 15.
