Spanish police investigate break-in at Troy Parrott's Seville home

SPANISH POLICE ARE investigating a break-in at Troy Parrott’s home near Seville in Spain as he was playing for La Liga side Real Betis.

Several masked men were caught on CCTV entering and leaving the property last Saturday evening, but it’s believed they left the home without taking any items.

The Republic of Ireland international, who only moved to southern Spain during the summer after signing for his new club from Netherlands side AZ Alkmaar, came on as a sub for the final 26 minutes during his team’s 5-2 home defeat to Barcelona.

The 24-year-old Dubliner is thought to have been alerted about the intrusion at his home on an upmarket residential estate called El Zaudin in the Aljarafe region just south of Seville by security staff who alerted cops.

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The crime occurred three days after teammate Antony suffered a robbery at his nearby home while his team were playing in the Champions League against Porto.

Police probe string of robberies

On Monday night, former Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico and his family were having dinner when a gang of masked men forced their way into his home in Bollullos de la Mitacion near Seville and threatened them with a gun.

Well-placed sources confirmed today the string of crimes they were still investigating included the one last Saturday when Parrott’s home was targeted.

A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Seville said: “We are investigating a series of robberies at homes in the Aljarafe region of Seville over the past few days.

“No arrests have yet been made, but we are confident we will catch the culprits sooner or later.

“The Aljarafe area is one which is susceptible to robberies of this type and several gangs have been arrested over other similar break-ins there in the past.

“The one that occurred on Saturday evening was what we call an attempted robbery because nothing was actually taken.

“I can’t say exactly what time it occurred or why nothing was taken as this information is something we want to keep back while the investigation is ongoing.

“Nor are we in a position at this stage to start talking about whether we think the intrusions that have been reported on recently in the Aljarafe area are being committed by the same gang.

“But we are on top of this and firmly believe we will end up apprehending those responsible.”

Written by Gerard Couzens and posted on TheJournal.ie