Stokes’ pregnant missus forced to flee angry Glasgow mob

The pregnant girlfriend of Celtic and Ireland striker Anthony Stokes had to flee their Glasgow home after it was targeted by angry yobs late on Friday night.

Stokes’ long-term girlfriend Debbie Lawlor was home alone as the sometime Ireland frontman was away in Inverness preparing for an SPL tie on Saturday afternoon.

A gang of yobs, thought to be hardcore fans of Celtic’s bitter rivals Rangers, attacked the house around 2.30 am on Saturday morning, smashing one of the front windows and causing damage to a car outside.

In the aftermath of the attack, Lawlor fled the house and spent the rest of the weekend in a hotel in Glasgow. Despite being made aware of what had happened on Friday night, Stokes played a blinder for the Hoops on Saturday, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

This is the second time in little over a year that Stokes’ house has been the target of an attack; his home was bombarded by a gang of Rangers fans after an Old Firm clash last year while his parents were inside.

Celtic have already begun an investigation into the incident, with spokesman Iain Jameson telling The Star:

“Clearly this is very concerning on the back of last year’s events involving both Anthony and Neil Lennon.

“We now hope the police deal with this matter very seriously”

Jim Armstrong, a neighbour of the couple who helped out in the aftermath of the attack, told the paper:

“She’s seven or eight months pregnant. If she was in when it happened she must have been given a bit of a fright. I think she was a wee bit upset.”