Van snatch leaves couple without "their life" (From This Is Cheshire)

Van snatch leaves couple without "their life"

1:05pm Friday 15th June 2007 in News By Rebecca Kelly

A DEVASTATED couple have lost half the content of their home after thieves snatched their removal van.

Caroline and Richard Forsyth had sentimental items stolen, including family photographs, memorabilia from around the world and even a wedding dress, when the black Leyland Daf van disappeared.

The incident happened between 8.30pm on June 7 and 7.30am on June 8 on New Cut Lane, Woolston.

Now detectives have passed on information to other police forces in a bid to reunite the couple with their belongings.

The family were moving to their new home near London when the van was snatched from the storage depo.

Mrs Forsyth said: "We are absolutely devastated. These items mean the world to us and nothing to anyone else.

"We would just appeal to these people to have a heart and return what is essentially our life."

The pair, who have two young children, have been left without items they have kept for years including wedding cards, items they have kept from their childhood and goods also belonging to their children.

"There were little things in there like a school project I did when I was eight. It is not worth anything but has so many memories for me," added Mrs Forsyth.

The removal van also contained furniture, books, CDs and two fillings cabinet full of personal information.

Anyone with information should call Warrington police on 0845 458 0000 - quoting incident number 125 of June 8.

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.