Ian Johnston
Friday 07 August 2015 Formula 1 racing driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica Michibata were gassed until they were unconscious by robbers who then stole jewellery and other items worth about ?300,000 from their holiday home in France.
Three friends who were staying in the house in St Tropez were also knocked out by a canister of anaesthetic gas dropped into an air vent.
Button and Ms Michibata had been asleep at the time, but because of the effects of the gas they did not wake up as the gang moved around the house and near their bed.
A source close to Button, 35, who won the F1 championship in 2009, told
The Sun newspaper: “Police have told Jenson they’re convinced the burglars gassed the house using the air-conditioning units.
“Over the past five years, it’s becoming an increasingly common way for top criminals to launch raids on expensive properties in the area without being disturbed...
