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Katherine Heslop

Perrie Edwards and fiancé shaken after terrifying burglary while son was at £3.5m home

Little Mix star Perrie Edwards and her footballer fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were victims of a terrifying burglary while at home with their baby.

A group smashed into the £3.5m Cheshire mansion this week while the pair, who have a baby son, were at home, and stole jewellery and designer handbags, The Sun reports.

Sources say the horrifying incident has left Perrie and Liverpool player Alex, both 29, "terrified" for their safety and "heartbroken" over the goods taken.

A friend said: “It’s just the most violating thing — to think that someone has been all over their belongings before they even realised what was happening is so upsetting."

Perrie and Alex in their Cheshire mansion, which was raided (perrieedwards/Instagram)
Handbags and jewellery were reportedly taken from the home (Perrie Edwards/Instagram)

The source added that the house is the pair's "dream home" and they love their life there, but now it feels "tarnished".

They said the pair are determined to get on with their lives, and will take steps to ensure their home is secure.

Cheshire Police confirmed to The Mirror that officers were called to a burglary at 10.45pm on Tuesday.

A spokesman said: “The offender/s have broken into the home stealing jewellery and handbags while the occupants were inside.

"Enquiries are ongoing to identify the suspects and anyone with information, CCTV or dash cam footage is asked to contact Cheshire Constabulary online quoting IML 1376392. Information can also be provided anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

Perrie Edwards with her son Axel (Instagram)

Alex and Perrie welcomed son Axel in August last year, buying the property, which sits in an exclusive area, a year before that.

Their neighbours are said to include Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United defender Raphael Varane.

The Mirror has approached both Alex and Perrie's reps for comment, and Cheshire Police.

In August Perry and Alex threw Axel a birthday party, with the singer sharing photos from the event, which featured a balloon arch, gigantic animal figures and a wildlife themed cake.

Alex proposed to The X Factor winner during an idyllic holiday in June.

Posting a photo of her huge diamond ring on Instagram, Perrie wrote: “Last night the love of my life got down on one knee and I said… YES!”

Perrie began dating Alex back in 2016 – with the couple making it Instagram official in 2017.

But former bandmate Jesy Nelson actually tried to set Alex up with Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall a year before they got together.

At the time Perrie was unavailable - as she was still engaged to One Direction’s Zayn Malik.

The family of three were burgled in their Cheshire home (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

However, she has made no secret of the fact she wants to get married and from the sounds of it has been planning her dream day for years.

Perrie has previously said she knows exactly what kind of dress she wants – and will be designing it herself.

“I definitely want long sleeves. I know exactly what I want, so I’m designing it and getting it made from scratch,” she said in 2014.

Perrie and Alex at the Brit Awards (Getty)

But as she can’t draw, the singer – who now has her own clothing brand called Disora – revealed she would be enlisting the help of bandmate Jade to create her vision.

“I can’t draw so I’m getting Jade to do it. She’s going to draw it and I’m going to take it to somebody to make,” she explained.

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