Raiders 'have taken a huge part of our lives': Give back photographs of mother's final months, family pleads
A devastated family today appealed for the return of irreplaceable photographs stolen during a burglary.
Raiders climbed over a fence into the back garden of the property in Brookdale Drive, Penn and smashed a rear window of the house while Nicholas Olford and his family were at the theatre.
The thieves made off with four lap tops, an iPhone and two cameras that each contained priceless pictures from the final few months of the life of his mother Daphne, who passed away on January 28 at the age of 88. Cash was also stolen in the burglary that occured between 6.20pm and 10.30pm on February 11.
The 57-year-old retired teacher and father of two, explained: "They have taken a huge part of our lives by stealing those photographs. They are worthless to them but are irreplaceable to us.
"We are not looking for revenge. We just want to get back the permanent reminder of the final months of my mother's life with myself and my family. It is something we hold very dear.
"If the thieves would just return the memory cards from the cameras or a lap top it would be much appreciated. All the pictures were either on the stolen cameras or had been downloaded onto the lap tops and iPhone that were also taken. We have none left."
Mr Olford and his family returned from the theatre to discover that their home had been ransacked. "It was an absolute mess with things thrown all over the place, " he said.
The stolen haul included a silver Olympus X43 camera, a grey Samsung Coolpix camera together with Acer, Dell, Samsung and Packard Bell lap tops. An Apple iPad 2 and Kindle Fire were also taken.
West Midlands Police spokeswoman Gina Lycett said: "Anyone with information about the burglary or the whereabouts of the stolen items is urged to contact PC Tim Gee from Wolverhampton police station on 101 or email contactus@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk."
