Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Spanish actress and model Elsa Pataky, have had their home broken into by a group of armed men in balaclavas.
NSW Police on Thursday confirmed three cars were stolen from the couple’s luxury $75million property in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Pataky had reportedly woken about 2am to the sound of their dogs barking but went back to bed.
When she checked CCTV on the property later in the morning, she spotted the four men in balaclavas, two armed with knives.
She and Hemsworth called police about 7.30am, a source close to the pair told 7News.
The couple live in the home with their three children – daughter India, 14, and twin boys, Sasha and Tristan, 12.
The footage showed the intruders scaled the property’s front fence and broke into a garage where the three cars were parked with their keys inside.
A BYD, a Ram and a Ford Raptor ute were stolen from the property.
Four men in balaclaves, two armed with knives, broke into the home of Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky (above) on Wednesday
Three cars were stolen from the home at Broken Head (above)
Two of the vehicles have since been recovered, one an hour away in Coraki and another more than two hours away in Tabulam. The third remains missing.
Photos of the luxurious estate, obtained by the Daily Mail in July, showed the couple recently added a championship-style tennis court to the already sprawling property.
Hemsworth and Pataky first purchased the site for a modest $7million in 2014 before they set about building their compound, dubbed ‘Fortress Hemsworth’ by locals.
Planning documents showed the private tennis court alone had an estimated cost of almost $150,000.
The estate boasts a 4.2-hectare coastal landholding, complete privacy with no close neighbours and surrounded by forest, sweeping ocean views, and an extraordinary collection of resort-style amenities.
It features six bedrooms, a 50-metre infinity pool, spa and steam room, media room, indoor gym, outdoor training areas, games room, private two-lane bowling alley, extensive outdoor entertaining terrace, hundreds of rooftop solar panels, and a gated private road access.
On top of this there is a state-of-art CCTV system and the recent additions of the championship-style tennis court and a purpose-built dirt bike track.
Prestige property observers suggested the estate could command well in excess of $75million if it were ever offered for sale.
Pataky (above) had woken up to the dogs barking at 2am but didn’t call police until she checked the CCTV cameras at 7.30am
NSW Police confirmed detectives were investigating the break-in.
‘Police established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident,’ a spokesperson said.
No charges have been laid.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
