Beckham housekeeper denies theft allegations
From AFP Global Edition | 2008-10-14 15:47:22
<div><p>A housekeeper who works for former England football captain David Beckham denied any wrongdoing on Tuesday after he, his wife and their son were reportedly arrested on suspicion of theft.</p><p>Eric and June Emmett, who work at the LA Galaxy star's home in Sawbridgeworth, about 30 miles northeast of London, were arrested last week before being released on bail, The Sun said.</p><p>Their son Gareth was also arrested on Monday, according to unnamed sources quoted by the Press Association news wire.</p><p>"What is in the papers is fabricated nonsense. Totally fabricated, 99 percent of it is totally untrue," Eric Emmett said.</p><p>The parents of Beckham's wife, former pop star Victoria, alerted police after spotting items including Beckham's boots and shirts for sale on Internet auction site eBay, The Sun reported.</p><p>Police said: "A 56-year-old man from Essex and a 55-year-old man also from Essex have been arrested in connection with this incident and are currently on police bail."</p><p>They later added: "A 25-year-old man from Essex was arrested yesterday evening. He has been bailed to a police station in Hertfordshire in November."</p><p>A spokesman for the Beckhams said that since the matter was in the hands of police, he could not comment further.</p><p>And an eBay spokeswoman said the firm was working with police to establish which items were involved in the allegations.</p><p>"Anyone stupid enough to try to sell anything that is not 100 percent legitimate makes a big mistake when they try to do it on our site," she added.</p><p>The Beckhams divide their time between their Hertfordshire home, a 1930s mansion nicknamed Beckingham Palace worth around eight million pounds, and Los Angeles, where his football team is based.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=34909303&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
Copyright 2008 <a href="http://www.afp.com/english/links/?pid=copyright">AFP Global Edition</a></div></div>
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