West Ham and England
footballer Andy Carroll, 27, was on Wednesday threatened at gunpoint
on his way home from training while driving his £100,000 Mercedes -Benz
G-Class.
Just minutes after leaving West Ham's Essex training ground, two bikers pulled up alongside the striker and then one of them pointed a gun at him.
Just minutes after leaving West Ham's Essex training ground, two bikers pulled up alongside the striker and then one of them pointed a gun at him.
The striker, then
immediately sped off in panic with the two bikers in heavy pursuit, but he
managed to lose them. He immediately returned to the well secured Essex
training ground.
His team-mates were alarmed
as they struggled to grasp his word while the club staff immediately rushed to
his aid.
The incident left the
striker 'shaken' and the club have now confirmed the incident with plans to
beef up security around the striker already underway.
A club spokesman
said:
“We can confirm an incident targeting one of our players on
Wednesday. The matter is being handled by police.”
A spokeswoman for MET
police added:
“‘The two men threatened the driver. The motorcyclists
attempted to block the car as the driver sought to get away. The suspects rode
off prior to the arrival of police. ’There has been no arrest at this stage.”
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