Brazen gang smashed into Peppa Pig creator’s £10m mansion and stole £65k of luxury items including handbags & luggage

A ROMANIAN burglary gang raided the £10million Surrey mansion of the creator of Peppa Pig, making off with £65,000 of loot.

Radu Dogaru, 41, and Adrian Alempi, 34, broke into Mark Baker’s sprawling home on February 14.

The pair were previously involved in one of Europe’s most brazen art thefts, stealing paintings by Picasso, Gauguin and Matisse from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2012.

In the latest burglary, they stole 15 designer handbags, along with high-end suitcases and luggage from Mr Baker’s 12,500 sq ft home.

Swanky photographs shared online show the luxury property has a swimming pool, gym and spa complex, staff accommodation, six bedrooms, a cinema and garages for four cars.

Dogaru and Alempi – who was previously deported from the UK once before – successfully escaped after the burglary but were caught a few days later after raiding another home.

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“They were later seen arriving back at Claygate Station carrying bags. One was a Louis Vuitton suitcase which had been stolen in the burglary.”

Mr Baker and his wife had locked their doors but not properly set up their alarms before leaving their home in the same town that John Terry, Andy Murray and Jamie Redknapp previously lived.

The burglary had a significant impact on the Peppa Pig creator and his wife.

Recorder Cecil added: “Mrs Baker said it affected her badly. She didn’t want to leave the house in case she came back to find it burgled again.

“She has the alarm on all the time now. She said she screamed when her husband came up behind her wearing dark clothes as she thought he was a burglar.

“The stolen items also have a sentimental value as she has memories of where they were bought and things she has done with them.”

Police placed Dogaru and Alempi under surveillance – and just a few days later they struck again.

On February 17 they targeted another wealthy home in Robin Hood Way, Kingston

They lay in wait in a wooded area behind the house for around 30 minutes before breaking into the property at roughly 6.30pm.

Recorder Cecil said: “The victim was away on holiday at the time but he had CCTV and he got a notification on his phone.

“When he opened it he saw a male carrying his safe in his house. There was also a second man behind him.

“The victim contacted his neighbours and the police. His neighbour went around to the house and found several drawers open.

“He asked him to check on the safe but it had been removed and pieces of wood were lying on the floor.

“A number of high value items were in it, including jewellery, gold bars, cash in sterling and dollars, passports and other items.”

Dogaru and Alempi broke open the safe in the wooded area behind the house and stuffed the valuables into their backpacks.

However, they were caught by police after boarding a bus to flee the area.

Several items stolen from Mr Baker’s home were found in a subsequent search of Dogaru’s home.

Alempi – who was deported from the UK once before in 2014 before illegally returning earlier this year – and Dogaru were sentenced to five and four years respectively at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday.

A third member of the burglary gang was also sentenced for handling stolen goods.

Alexandru Tepelus, 33, fenced stolen designer handbags, jewellery and other items to the same pawnbrokers used by Dogaru and Alempi.

Tepelus was caught selling some of the items stolen during a burglary in Coombe Park, Kingston, in 2024.

Burglars had taken £69,295 worth of goods from victim Amina Bawany.