England captain Ben Stokes' house targeted by burglars while family were inside

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England captain Ben Stokes revealed that masked burglars targetted his house and stole valuable possessions while his family were inside.

Stokes, who was in Pakistan for the Test series at the time of the robbery, said his family were not physically harmed but said a number of ‘sentimental’ items were taken.

The 33-year-old posted a series of pictures of some of the items stolen which included the medal for the OBE he received in 2020.

‘On the evening of Thursday 17th October a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East,’ he said in a statement on social media.

‘They escaped with jewellery, other valuables and a good deal of personal items. Many of those items have real sentimental value for me and my family. They are irreplaceable.

‘This is an appeal for any help in finding these people who carried out this act. By far the worst thing about this crime is that it was carried out whilst my wife and 2 young children were in the house.

‘Thankfully, none of my family came to any physical harm. Understandably, however, the experience has had an impact on their emotional and mental state.

‘All we can think about is how much worse this situation could have been. I am releasing photographs of some of the stolen items – which I hope may be easily identified – in the hope that we can find the people who are responsible for this.  

‘Although we have lost cherished possessions, to be clear, my sole motivation in sharing these photographs is not the recovery of material items. It is to catch the people who did this.’

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