Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Just £1 Each from £1.2 Million Thefts

Members of an Italian clan of burglars who took over £1.2 million worth of items, including from ex- NUFC striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to return only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to burgle three houses in spring 2024.

The foursome were jailed for from six and 10 years in 2025.

At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The court was told the group came by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while utilizing another car to scout out targets and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they stole over £1m of items such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a CBE medal from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, jewellery and shoes worth over one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then acted at the residence of Sweden player Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in money, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, wore gloves and masks, turned their phones on silent as they approached their targets and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Rulings

Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer Daniel Cordey said every one of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge heard, with 14 days to be served in jail if he failed to pay.

The other three had no assets or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the sum due".