Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc’s home was attacked on Sunday night by thugs just hours after Celtic’s Cup Final victory over rivals Rangers twice.
The Polish star’s plush mansion was first attacked before the player returned to his home. A brick was thrown through the bathroom window.
A second attack occured at 1 a.m. while the Polish goalie watched TV with friends at his house in Bearsden, near Glasgow.
His girlfriend, Sara Mannei, was in the house and a three-year-old girl was asleep in a bedroom.
Boruc’s close friend and adviser David McDonald said he, too, had been in the house when the second attack took place.
McDonald added, “We were watching Spanish football in the living room when we heard a loud crash, obviously a window smashing. We went through and saw a huge brick had been put through the glass."
"It wasn’t a normal brick. It was something they had taken from the garden and much bigger. It would have taken the kind of effort to throw a shot putt to lift it and put it through the window. If the brick had hit anyone inside the house, it would have killed them outright."
"These people attacked the house indiscriminately and didn’t care about the consequences."
"We looked out the window and looked around the house but whoever did it had gone. I wouldn’t say Artur was terrified, but he is hugely concerned just now and doesn’t want any kind of repeat.”
McDonald had watched the game at Hampden before returning to his own home and arranging to meet Artur in Bearsden later.
He said, “I spoke to Artur on the phone and he told me a bathroom window had been done by the time he got home. The bathroom is at the back. Whoever did it must have prowled around a bit."
"Artur can handle abuse from Rangers fans while he is playing and there will be the odd time when people may say something in the street. But this is something else altogether."
"It is an attack on his house, and no one should be subjected to anything like this. Whoever did this should be locked up. It was a nasty and premeditated attack. A three-year-old was sleeping in the house at the time.”
McDonald said police took almost two hours to turn up at Boruc’s home to take a statement. He said, “They said they were really busy. It took until after 2 AM for them to turn up and they spend half an hour taking a statement from me.”
He added, “Artur already has proper security measures at home, but he will be thinking about increasing them now. He is a character on the field but he’s a very down to earth, decent guy.”
This is only the latest in a series of attacks involved Old Firm stars in the aftermath of derby matches in recent years.
Former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill’s garden was attacked by thugs, and Celtic coach Neil Lennon was knocked unconscious after being attacked by two Rangers fans in August. Both attackers were convicted and jailed last month.
Aiden McGeady was attacked in a nightclub in the City centre by thugs also.
It is not all aimed at Celtic staff, however.
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