🔗 Share this article Isak Burglars Ordered to Repay Only £1 Each from £1.2m Heists Jela Jovanovic confessed to participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who stole over £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 per person. Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of England to raid three houses in spring 2024. The foursome were jailed for from a decade or less in May 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over £1,135. Particulars of the Break-ins The judge was told the group arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and used a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for targets and execute thefts. On 31 March they stole over one million pounds of items such as designer clothing, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away. Valentino Nikolov was the only one of the foursome to deny the charge but was found guilty by the jury The next evening, the crew broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, valuables and shoes valued at more than £100,000. After scouting out the football club's facility for two days, they then struck at the residence of Sweden player Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking £10,000 in money, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the player's £120,000 luxury car. The gang, who were described by prosecutors as experienced touring thieves, used hand coverings and masks, switched their phones on silent as they approached their targets and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were arrested in the Birmingham on April 13. Burglars took cash and jewellery valued at eighty thousand pounds and an Audi from then-Newcastle United striker Isak's home Court Hearings and Rulings Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge. At the criminal gains session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had had stolen. But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in jail 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 prison the result if the money was not paid. The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a sports car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek further action to "recover the sum due".