Four burglars targeted the home of Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Alexandre Letellier early Tuesday, threatening him and his wife, police and prosecutors said, Report informs, citing AP.
The burglars hit the wife of Letellier, who is a substitute goalkeeper at Ligue 1 leaders PSG, in the face and demanded jewelry and money as they threatened the couple with a knife, according to a police source.
Letellier's two young children were in the home at the time.
The alarm in the house located in Hardricourt, west of Paris, went off at 2:00 a.m. (0100 GMT), and the couple tried to contact the police by telephone.
"The alarm worked perfectly well, and police intervened quickly, as did the club's security service," a source close to the case said.
Three of the four were arrested, prosecutors said. Two members of the group are minors.