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Kerry Katona held by armed robbers

Published Monday, Jul 16 2007, 13:40 BST | By Matthew Houghton
Kerry Katona and her family were last night held captive by armed robbers at their home in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

The residence of the ex-Atomic Kitten singer, her five-month old daughter Heidi and her husband Mark Croft, was broken into at around midnight.

The masked gang then held Katona and her child downstairs while her husband was taken through the house.

According to The Sun the intruders were armed with a sledgehammer, a crowbar and a large kitchen knife.

The family were left unharmed but the thieves stole a number of valuable items including their car, a blue BMW.
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