Burglars raided John Terry's £5m Surrey mansion and stole an 'eye-watering' £400,000 of designer bags and jewellery after ex-England captain shared a snap of him and his wife skiing on Instagram

John Terry and his wife Toni shared a photograph of their holiday on Instagram
Gang of burglars broke into their home in Oxshott, Surrey, with axes in February
They stole £400k worth of bags and jewellery including a £42k Hermes bag
Darren Eastaugh, Joshua Sumer, Roy Head and Oliver Hart admitted burglary

Knowing that no one was home, the audacious gang took their time strolling around his property armed with axes. They spent 45 minutes plundering the master bedroom before returning later that night to break into a safe.

On Thursday, Kingston Crown Court heard how an 'eye watering' collection of designer jewellery and handbags were looted from the 'vast' collection of Mrs Terry, who loves designer handbags so much that her 36-year-old husband had a handbag shaped cake made for her birthday last year, which she proudly shared on Instagram.

The raiders discovered that the footballer's wife had so many handbags, they were unable to carry them all and instead plumped only for the 28 most valuable items including a £42,000 snakeskin Hermes bag, Chanel bags worth £8,000 and others from Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint Laurent.

Details of the raid on February 25 this year emerged for the first time yesterday.
The gang responsible now face years behind bars for burgling the former Chelsea captain and also carrying out a string of other raids on millionaires' homes in the stockbroker belt which netted them a total of £600,000.

Rossano Scamardella, prosecuting, said: 'The burglaries were carefully planned and were carried out with ruthless efficiency.
'The deliberate targeting of expensive homes, guaranteed that once access had been gained, the items found within, would be sought-after luxury goods.

'The most high-profile and best example of this, was the burglary of former England football captain, John Terry's, home address.
'The whole family was enjoying a short break abroad, skiing.
'At the time Mr Terry made the mistake of posting a photograph of himself and his family on the social media platform, Instagram.
'Revealing as it must have done to anyone who saw it, that their house was empty.'

The former Chelsea captain and his wife regularly post pictures on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook revealing their lavish lifestyle and they had recently shared photographs of their exclusive gated estate in Surrey including the front door and luxury interior of their mock Georgian property, which previously belonged to golf star Colin Montgomerie.
But just a short time after revealing they were on a ski holiday, the housekeeper staying at an apartment above the garage of their three-storey home noticed security lights going on and off around the property around midnight, which he mistook for a fox.
The court was shown CCTV from outside the home showing two of the gang entering the property at around 10.30pm, spending 45 minutes taking £219,000 of Cartier jewellery, a £61,000 eternity ring, and handfuls of designer watches from the Terry's master bedroom.
They returned with a third man at around 2am and spent nearly an hour in the Terry's master bedroom where they tried to get into the safe.
At 2.55am, the housekeeper was awoken by loud banging coming from the master bedroom which triggered the burglar alarm.

'Handbags to the value of £126,000, were stolen including Louis Vuitton and Chanel as well as other brands.
'One snake skin handbag was valued at £42,000. There was a number of handbags left behind so quite a vast collection.
'The total value of items stolen was £380,000. The total for damage was more than £19,000.'
At a previous hearing Darren Eastaugh, 30, Joshua Sumer, 27, Roy Head, 28, and 25-year-old Oliver Hart pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit burglary between February 1 and March 27 this year.
The conspiracy involved seven burglaries across Surrey and Sussex earlier this year, with a total lost from all of them was £600,000.
A fifth man Kye Hardy-King, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of handling stolen goods when some of the stolen property was found at his home.

Four thieves, Darren Eastaugh, Joshua Sumer, Roy Head, and Oliver Hart have admitted burgling the home of John Terry and his wife Tony.
Kye Hardy-King pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods.
The items stolen include:
JEWELLERY (Purchase price)
Gold diamond Cartier love ring £4,850

Rose gold diamond Cartier love ring £4,850
Rose gold diamond Cartier love ring £4,850
Rose gold diamond Cartier love ring £4,850
Platinum diamond Cartier love ring £5,150
Tiffany diamond heart necklace £2,250
Tiffany diamond heart necklace £2,250
Tiffany diamond heart necklace £2,250
Diamond tennis bracelet £6,500
Diamond tennis bracelet £6,500
Diamond tennis bracelet £6,500
Locket of London diamond necklace £9,000
Tiffany Opal £1,350
Tiffany Opal £1,350
Tiffany Opal £1,350
Cartier diamond nail ring £8,450
Carolina Bucci bracelet 18c gold £725
Carolina Bucci bracelet 18c gold £875
Eternity ring £61,000
Boodles oval cut diamond earrings £27,000
Frank Muller watch diamond £10,000
Mens Daytona white face watch tbc
Pave set bangle £2,700
Frank Muller watch ladies silver £22,000
Frank Muller watch ladies black £15,000
Diamond ring £6,600
Diamond solitaire ring £3,500
Diamond solitaire ring £5,500
Hublot black watch limited (DD Foundation) £22,000
Subtotal jewellery- £219, 300
HANDBAGS
Louis Vuitton
LV Red Cluny MM £1,850
LV Black White & Red Twist MM £2,700
LV Beige Gold Chain £1,770
LV Black Padded £2,890
LV Black Pom Pom £515
LV Shoulder Strap Red £315
Chanel
Black Fringing £4,995
Large White Bucket £3,500
Large Black Bucket £3,500
Blue Python £8,250
Beige Classic £4,450
Large Pink Classic £4,830
Half Moon Black £1,490
Platinum diamond Cartier love ring £5,150
Platinum diamond Cartier love ring £5,150
Large Black Patent Classic £4,450
Large Pink Patent Classic £4,450
Black Lego £8,000
Large classic black lamb skin £4,830
Small vintage classic £1,000
Nude classic calf skin £3,990
Cartier diamond nail ring £8,450
Cartier diamond nail ring £8,450
Tan special edition £4,000
Classic pink £2,500
Blue chanel £3,050
YSL
Large Beige £1,625
Black tassle shoulder £1,175
Hermes
Snake skin £42,000
Gucci
Gucci handbag £2,544
Eternity ring £61,000
Eternity ring £61,000
Gucci handbag £1,487
Gucci ladies wallet £543
HANDBAG total £126,599
GENERAL
Harry Potter books signed £18,000
Cash £10,000
Mini replica trophy £5,000
Windows damaged £2,030
Total £35,030
TOTAL GOODS STOLEN £380,000
Total damage to property £19, 581
None of the items taken during the Terry raid have ever been recovered.