🔗 Share this article Isak Robbers Instructed to Pay Just £1 Each from £1.2 Million Thefts Charlie Jovanovic admitted their involvement in the crimes Individuals of an Italy-based family of thieves who took more than £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- NUFC striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to return only £1 per person. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie travelled to the northeastern of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024. The foursome were jailed for from a decade or less in May 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Burglaries The judge previously heard the group came by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out targets and execute thefts. On 31 March they stole over £1m of items including designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday. Valentino Nikolov was the sole member of the group to contest burglary but was found guilty by jurors The following night, the crew broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took designer handbags, jewellery and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then struck at the residence of Swedish player Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The gang, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring burglars, used gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices off as they approached their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on 13 April. Thieves stole cash and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an car from then-Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak's property Court Proceedings and Sentencing Valentino Nikolov had denied the burglary plot but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation. At the proceeds of crime hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "recovered", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be served in prison if he defaulted. The other three had no assets or assets so were ordered to make a nominal fee of £1 each, with seven days in incarceration the result if the sum was not submitted. Judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the coming years, "such as driving around in Italy in a fast car or possessing a property", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "recover the sum outstanding".