Shared. I hope that a good result is achieved as soon as possible & that grandad makes a full recovery.
A You Tube of the house, the damage to the ceilings etc, a clip of the old man's injuries (emotive, but necessary) and a parade of photos of the stolen items would generate so much outrage internationally, that any decent person (the vast majority), will have their eyes peeled to put these cowardly bastards away, wherever they have run to/whichever rock they have scurried under. Hang 'em high!
Shared on FB, I also forward this on to some friend s that work in Sotheby's so you never know, more peeps that know the better, anyway i hope they guys that did this crash the van and fly through the windscreen, and nicely as possible??
This came from my friend at Sothebys Hopefully it's usefull I will certainly pass this information on but I would advise them also to contact the Art Loss Register http://www.artloss.com/en as most reputable auction houses will make a search of this before offering pieces for sale. The other thing would be for the police to send an official notification to all the major auctions houses so that it is taken seriously. Also perhaps worth contacting the Antique Trades Gazette http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/ as most dealers read this.
Really sorry to hear this. I hope they catch them and the old fella recovers quickly. Posting on FB now
just from my humble experience but you would be very lucky just to pick out an elderly person like this and get such a rich haul, there is no doubt he was targeted which means that some how someway the thieving bastards must of got to know about him,his property and his location. So had he sold anything recently or advertised it? Or maybe spoken to some people about the items somewhere, wheres the link to them, and them picking him?
All very likely. But the old fella comes from a different age, where you could literally leave your back door open without fear of being burgled. Sadly he knows better now. Still no need for the beating though.
My old man's 88. They're not all naive people you know. He's not the sort to leave doors unlocked. It's a generation which was bringing up kids in the 60s and 70s. It wasn't exactly the 100 Acre Wood then.
I wasn't suggesting naive, I was suggesting trusting. The burglars would have got the nod from someone who'd been in the house.
