England cricket captain Ben Stokes has revealed that his home was broken in to while he was on tour in Pakistan by masked robbers.
The crime happened while his children and wife were still in the house, he said.
The 33-year-old said that ‘no physical harm’ came to his family but several sentimental items had been stolen.
Stokes took to social media to show the missing items, including his OBE medal from 2020.
Ben Stokes has had his home robbed
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In a statement on social media, the England captain wrote: “On the evening of Thursday 17th October a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East,” he said in a statement on social media.
“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.
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“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.
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Ben Stokes posted a statement on social media
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“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.”
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— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) October 30, 2024
Stokes lives in Castle Eden in Durham and said that the incident happened on October 17.
England were in Pakistan at the time, where they were beaten in the second Test.
Stokes was dismissed for 37 while he remained in the Asian country until the conclusion of the third Test, with England being thrashed and losing the series 21.