Serial burglar who forced Raheem Sterling out of World Cup after burglarizing his mansion gets 13 years in prison

A burglar who broke into Raheem Sterling’s mansion, forcing him to return home after the World Cup, has been jailed.

Emiliano Krosi, 24, committed 33 burglaries, including the search of the English star’s home on December 3, 2022.

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He was part of a gang who used a ladder in the back garden to climb through Arsenal ace Sterling’s bedroom window and steal ten of his Rolex watches.

It is estimated that around £300,000 worth of designer equipment was seized from the footballer’s £7million home in Oxshott, Surrey.

Albanian Krosi, who traveled to the UK illegally in the back of a lorry, previously admitted being involved in 15 of the burglaries.

But yesterday in Guilford court, Judge Catherine Hartley ruled he was involved in the remaining 18 break-ins.

She sentenced him to a total of 12 years and ten months in prison.

She said: “You are a dishonest and greedy man who willingly and enthusiastically participated in what was a family crime gang.

“Your greed and criminality have taken an enormous toll in human misery. »

His offense took place while he was on bail after being caught in possession of cocaine and cannabis on a train from London Euston to Coventry.

Krosi, of Southend, Essex, was sentenced to 19 months in prison for possession with intent to supply, which will run consecutively to the sentence for burglary.

Surrey Police continue to search for his father Alfred Isufi, 48, uncle Henri Osman, 44, and cousin Gerard Kalaja, 22, who are all believed to have fled the UK.

They are suspected of being part of the gang which raided homes in the Home Counties from November 2022 to March 2023.

Other victims included former Crystal Palace player Scott Dann and Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella, whose house was targeted days before that of his then team-mate Sterling.

PC Katherine Stevens, of Surrey Police, said: “Krosi was extremely methodical and organized in his targeting of homes, with the sole aim of making as much money as possible off the backs of others. »

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