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Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who took more than £1.2m worth of items, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024.

The group of four were jailed for from a decade or less in 2025.

At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The judge was told the group came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and carry out thefts.

On 31 March they stole over one million pounds of goods including high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and footwear valued at over £100,000.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were described by the prosecution as experienced itinerant burglars, wore gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices on silent as they approached their targets and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by the court, while his family members had all entered admissions to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge was informed, with 14 days to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no money or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 each, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the sum was not paid.

Judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as operating Italy in a sports car or owning a property", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the amount outstanding".