England captain Ben Stokes’s home burgled by masked robbers whereas household inside

England’s Check cricket captain Ben Stokes in the course of the third Check towards Pakistan on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 25, 2024. — Reuters

LONDON: England Check cricket captain Ben Stokes mentioned Wednesday a masked gang had burgled his residence when his household have been inside whereas he was away in Pakistan for the current tour.

The 33-year-old mentioned his household didn’t come to “any physical harm” however a lot of “sentimental” objects have been taken.

Stokes’s spouse Claire and youngsters Layton and Libby have been in the home when the theft came about in the course of the second Check, with the all-rounder main England in a match they finally misplaced by 152 runs en-route to a 2-1 sequence loss.

“On the evening of Thursday 17th October a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East,” mentioned Stokes in a social media put up.

“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.

“That is an attraction for any assist in discovering these individuals who carried out this act.”

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He added: “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,” the English skipper added in his put up on X. 

“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,” he added. 

“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 additional said. 

Stokes requested his followers to contact the police if they might assist, earlier than saying: “Finally, I want to say thank you to the police service. Both now and whilst I was away in Pakistan, their support for my family has been outstanding. They continue to work incredibly hard in trying to find these people.”