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| Armed robbers have raided the Cheshire home of former pop star Kerry Katona, locking her and her family in a room as they ransacked the house. | Armed robbers have raided the Cheshire home of former pop star Kerry Katona, locking her and her family in a room as they ransacked the house. |
| Three masked men carrying a knife, sledgehammers and crowbars, broke into the home that she shares with husband Mark Croft in Wilmslow on Sunday night. | Three masked men carrying a knife, sledgehammers and crowbars, broke into the home that she shares with husband Mark Croft in Wilmslow on Sunday night. |
| They kept her and their baby Heidi downstairs as they took Mr Croft around the house looking for things to steal. | They kept her and their baby Heidi downstairs as they took Mr Croft around the house looking for things to steal. |
| Cheshire police said the family have been left shaken but unharmed. | Cheshire police said the family have been left shaken but unharmed. |
| The men broke into the house just before midnight on Sunday. | The men broke into the house just before midnight on Sunday. |
| Mrs Katona, 26, Mr Croft, 36 and baby Heidi, five months, were in the house when the men came in and took Mrs Katona and Heidi captive. | Mrs Katona, 26, Mr Croft, 36 and baby Heidi, five months, were in the house when the men came in and took Mrs Katona and Heidi captive. |
| She was in floods of tears and absolutely distraught Max Clifford | |
| Mr Croft was later taken to join them, and all were secured in the room while the robbers made their escape at about 0030 BST. | Mr Croft was later taken to join them, and all were secured in the room while the robbers made their escape at about 0030 BST. |
| Police said they stole two laptops, two gaming machines and two televisions, including a 42-inch plasma screen. | Police said they stole two laptops, two gaming machines and two televisions, including a 42-inch plasma screen. |
| Jewellery including rings and watches was also taken. | Jewellery including rings and watches was also taken. |
| A BMW M5 sports car was also stolen, registration WFO 6KMM. The car is said to have distinctive trims and badges. | A BMW M5 sports car was also stolen, registration WFO 6KMM. The car is said to have distinctive trims and badges. |
| Mrs Katona's publicist, Max Clifford, has said she is in a "terrible state." | |
| "When I spoke to her this morning she was in floods of tears and absolutely distraught. | |
| Phones stolen | |
| "It was a terrifying experience. Luckily they weren't hurt, but Kerry was held at knifepoint and the robbers threatened to kill them. | |
| "It was such a horrible thing to happen," he said. | |
| "Kerry and Mark managed to raise the alarm afterwards although the men had taken their mobile phones. | |
| "They are staying with family now and I'm not sure when they will go back to the house." | |
| Mrs Katona has two other daughters, Molly and Lilly-Sue, with her former husband, Westlife singer Brian McFadden. | |
| The girls were not in the house at the time. | |
| Mrs Katona moved to the £1.5m property a few months ago with Mr Croft, who she married on Valentine's Day this year. |