Ex-serviceman admits attempted burglary at Wayne Rooney's mansion

An ex-serviceman has admitted the attempted burglary of Wayne Rooney's mansion as the footballer played in his club testimonial match.

Robert McNamara (aged 24) from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to attempting to enter as a trespasser at the striker's family home in Prestbury, Cheshire, with intent to steal on August 3.