A MODEL was distraught to discover she had been the victim of a handbag heist as crooks stole nearly £700k in goods while she away.
Sylvie, 45, was in Ibiza on vacation when thieves used a unique trick to break into her Hamburg apartment.
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Last week, the Dutch TV star had returned from a party island in Spain when she found that her favorite accessories and many of the items they were holding was missing.
She was a You can post a comment by clicking here. She would regularly post pictures of her in bikinis, posing on idyllic beaches and before heading to the nightclubs.
The thieves made off with 25 designer handbags and jewellery that together was worth a total of £689,000, German media reported.
Police suspect that the burglars entered her apartment by climbing the scaffolding of a nearby building, while it was being renovated.
According to the report, they were able get up on top of the building and forced a way in through a rooflight. Also, a ladder was seized at the scene.
Most of the bags are said to be Hermes designer handbags, which typically sell for £8,600 to £21,500 apiece.
According to reports, police officers have recovered evidence from the apartment that will aid in their investigation of the theft.
Two years ago, the blonde beauty admitted on her YouTube page that her handbag “addiction” had “gotten out of control”.
Not long ago, she wrote about her obsession with her collection in Grazia, stating: “I can enjoy my Hermès bags immensely, knowing that they retain their value and even generate a return.
My bags and certain jewellery pieces are part of what I own. “If I had a child, I’d have passed my bags on to her later.”
Sylvie van der Vaart, a Breda native from the Netherlands’ south, married Rafael van der Vaart in 2005.
Dutch attacking midfielder, who represented Tottenham Hotspur in 2010-2012.
Former couple Damian Rafael was born in 2006
Sylvie Castello, a survivor of breast cancer, was married to Niclas in 2020. However, the couple divorced earlier this summer.
The model has yet to comment on the break-in. She boasts over 1.4 million Instagram followers.
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