MASKED burglars broke into Ben Stokes' home while his wife and kids were inside and stole "irreplaceable" belongings. The horror home invasion unfolded on Thursday October 17, as "a number of masked people" forced their way into the North East England home. The thieves burgled the property, located in the Castle Eden area, while Ben's wife - Clare Ratcliffe - and their two children Layton and Libby, were inside.
In an appeal on social media, the famous cricketer wrote: "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. "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. Most read in Cricket "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.
"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. "Please come forward and contact Durham Co.
