The police said that several balaclava-wearing intruders broke into the house and threatened the occupants. They “inflicted minor head injuries upon one family member, under circumstances that remain to be established.”
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was reportedly injured during an alleged home invasion in Switzerland, with local media reports claiming intruders forced his son to open a safe during the incident.
Swiss police have launched an investigation into the alleged incident.
The Swiss tabloid Blick, late Friday (May 22), reported that the incident took place on Tuesday morning, when the 71-year-old sustained an injury on his head from intruders who forced his son to open a safe.
“The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office said. “Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended.”
Prost was ‘visibly shaken by brutal intrusion’
The police said that several balaclava-wearing intruders broke into the house and threatened the occupants. They “inflicted minor head injuries upon one family member, under circumstances that remain to be established.”
“The perpetrators then forced another family member to open a safe before making their escape with stolen items, a precise inventory of which is currently being compiled,” the police added.
Prost was “visibly shaken” by the “brutal intrusion” at his property in Nyon near Lake Geneva and has since left the residence, according to Blick.
Prost has won four world championships between 1985 and 1993.
