England captain Ben Stokes has revealed that a group of masked men burgled his house while he was out in Pakistan playing a Test series. Stokes’ wife Clare and his kids, Layton and Libby, were inside while the crime occurred, but thankfully, no one was harmed.
The home invasion occurred on October 17 when Stokes was captaining England in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan. During the crime, some of Stokes’ most valuable belongings were stolen, for which he has posted an ‘appeal for help’ to the public and cops.
At this point, no investigation details have been shared, however, it is believed that the CCTV footage of Stokes’ home will play a major part in the investigation and will help the police in finding the culprits.
“On the evening of Thursday, 17th October, a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East. 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,” Stokes posted on X.
The England captain also shared pictures of the belongings that were stolen which included a designer bag, jewellery and the medal which was awarded to Stokes for his OBE. He received this honour in 2020 for his contributions to cricket.
“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,” Stokes wrote on X.
“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,” Stokes further wrote.
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