Family watched their Hull home being burgled on phone app

Summarised from Hull Daily Mail's report · Updated 28 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

A family on holiday in Hull saw their home being burgled in real time via a mobile phone app.

A family on holiday in east Hull discovered their home was being burgled when they received an alert via a mobile phone app. They watched helplessly as two people broke in through a rear conservatory window and stole property from the house, including two large jewellery boxes, two Pandora boxes, a security camera, aftershave, two games consoles, a silver watch and a large holdall. Among the items taken were cufflinks with sentimental value that had belonged to the homeowner's family and which he had worn on his wedding day.

Amaani Busara, 21, of Hornscroft Park, Kingswood, Hull, admitted burglary on 25 August last year. The homeowner and the other burglar were identified from CCTV pictures at the scene, where blood was left behind. A television had been disconnected ready to be taken. The woman who lived at the house, a nurse, told Hull Crown Court that it had been 'horrible' to watch the burglary unfold while away and unable to intervene. Since returning home she has been nervous, constantly checking doors and windows, and has been off work due to stress and worry.

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• Family on holiday saw home in Hull being burgled on mobile phone appThey could only watch on helplessly as raiders took their treasured possessions, a court heardHull Daily Mail · 28 Oct, 05:00

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