Thieves raid home of grieving Kingswinford grandmother after car crash tragedy
Thieves have ransacked the home of a grieving Kingswinford pensioner and stole precious personal items – just days after the death of her granddaughter in a car crash.
The 83-year-old had returned to her home in Grantley Crescent to find it had been raided. It happened just days after her granddaughter, care assistant Samantha Jennings, aged 26, was killed.
The car the mother-of-two she was in left the A449 near Kidderminster and hit a tree on December 8.
Samantha's mother, Debbie Jennings, said the burglary which happened just over a week later on December 16 had caused huge upset at an already difficult time.
"We are all heartbroken after losing Samantha in such a sudden and tragic way and then to find that this has happened to mum just days later is very difficult to take," she said.
"The burglars have stolen jewellery including my late father's wedding ring and his Rolex Hunter pocket watch. Both are of great sentimental value and irreplaceable. We just want them returned to us.
"I would hope that those who have done this were unaware of what the family was already going through, but that makes it no easier to get over."
The break-in is being investigated by Dudley CID and detectives urge anyone who can help them reunite the family with their lost possessions to contact them.
Det Con Julie Woollaston said: "The Jennings family is going through a very difficult time and it would mean a lot to them if they could just see their treasured heirlooms returned.
"We urge anyone in the area who knows anything, or who has been offered old jewellery or watches for sale in recent days, to contact us as soon as possible."
Police are available on 101.
