Raider used Facebook to plan Roo burglary
er’s Old Trafford testimonial match. Balaclava-clad Mcnamara, 25, was caught on CCTV trying a door handle after tripping a perimeter alarm. At his home, police found a ski mask with tape on it which could have been used as a blindfold. In December he got two years eight months for the bungled burglary – but is said to be devastated by the trauma he caused the Rooneys. A Rooneys Ex-love Collins source says Mcnamara, since diagnosed as bipolar, became fascinated by the player’s house in Cheshire, after visiting a nearby uncle.
“He found an online feed about the security system. He was obsessed with beating it,” said the source. “At the time he thought it was normal behaviour, but now he realises what he did will have scared the family and wants to apologise.” In a victim impact statement at Chester Crown
A course close to her said: “Ferne’s family are increasingly worried about the TV star, who is struggling under the immense strain of the past week’s events. Despite being in the early stages of pregnancy, she has lost a lot of weight and looks worn out.
“Ferne is clearly struggling with the mental strain of it all too, but is determined not to seek sympathy or feel sorry for herself.”
The source added: “The baby is giving Ferne hope for the future, she is not worried for herself and is concentrating on becoming a good mum and has been reading lots of online baby blogs.”
The star has made it clear she’s no longer in a relationship with Collins.
Collins is in custody charged with 15 offences including wounding with intent and throwing corrosive fluid on a person. Court, Coleen, 31, said the incident had caused her sleepless nights and made her fear for the safety of the couple’s sons, Kai, seven, Klay, three, and one-year-old Kit. She said she and the family came home to find the house full of police. Mcnamara The source said Mcnamara, of Scalby, North Yorks, “had reached a low point in his life and is now getting the help he needs”. nicola.fifield@sundaymirror.co.uk