Four hooded men, two of whom were apparently armed with knives, broke into the home of Spanish actress Elsa Pataky and Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, located in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay (Australia), and stole three vehicles from the garage. The family was inside the house during the assault, although there were no injuries, according to Australian media reports.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, November 11. Pataky woke up around two in the morning due to the barking of her dogs, but fell back asleep without noticing what was happening on the property. It was several hours later, while reviewing the security camera footage, that she discovered the presence of the intruders.
The footage showed four men with their faces covered, two of whom were apparently armed with knives, according to information published by Australian network 7News. The assailants reportedly accessed the garage after overcoming the security fence of the estate, where the vehicles were parked with the keys inside.
The thieves took a BYD electric car, a Ram truck, and a Ford Raptor. Two of the vehicles were later recovered by the police, one in Coraki and another in Tabulam, while the third remained missing. New South Wales authorities received the alert around 7:30 in the morning and are conducting an investigation to clarify what happened.
The family did not suffer personal harm. Sources close to the actress told the magazine ¡Hola! that the episode was distressing, although they noted that the area where the couple resides remains a quiet place.
Pataky and Hemsworth live with their three children in this property in Broken Head, near Byron Bay, in the Australian state of New South Wales. The couple chose this area over a decade ago to distance themselves from Hollywood and lead a more discreet life surrounded by nature.