NEW DELHI: England cricket captain Ben Stokes claims that whereas he was away in Pakistan, masked robbers broke into his home and took valuables whereas his household was inside.
Stokes stated on Wednesday that the housebreaking occurred at his northeast England home in Fort Eden on October 17.
His Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal, which was awarded on behalf of the nation, was one of many objects stolen.
“By far the worst factor about this crime is that it was carried out while my spouse and a pair of younger kids have been in the home. Fortunately, none of my household got here to any bodily hurt,” he wrote on X. “Understandably, nonetheless, the expertise has had an affect on their emotional and psychological state. All we are able to take into consideration is how a lot worse this case may have been.”
The thieves took jewellery and “different valuables and a great deal of private objects. A lot of these objects have actual sentimental worth for me and my household. They’re irreplaceable.”
In an effort to help the police in apprehending the burglars, Stokes claimed he made the information public. He shared photos of some of the pilfered items.
“Though we’ve got misplaced cherished possessions, to be clear, my sole motivation in sharing these pictures is just not the restoration of fabric objects. It’s to catch the individuals who did this,” he wrote.
