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Instagram snap that cost John Terry £400,000: Burglars raided former England captain's £5million Surrey mansion to steal an 'eye-watering' haul of desinger bags and jewellery after he shared picture from his skiing holiday

Burglars stole an 'eye watering' £400,000 worth of designer bags and jewellery from former England captain John Terry's mansion after he posted a picture of himself enjoying a ski trip on Instagram.

The footballer, who now captains Championship side Aston Villa, posed for pictures on the slopes of the French Alps with his wife Toni, 35, boasting to his 3.4million followers on the social media site that he was having a 'great few days away skiing with the family'.

But while the couple happily shared photos and videos of their lavish holiday, they didn't realise the posts had attracted the attention of a ruthless gang of prolific burglars, who broke into their £5million mansion in Oxshott, Surrey, and spent hours ransacking the property, swiping designer handbags worth £126,000 and rare signed first edition Harry Potter books valued at £18,000.