froggg Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Olympic athlete Andy Turner burgled during mum's funeral Olympic athlete Andy Turner has been left "devastated" after his home was burgled during his mother's funeral. The sprint hurdler appealed for help on Twitter in finding those responsible for the break-in, which happened on Thursday in Hucknall, Nottingham. He tweeted: "Whilst at the function, we were burgled and everything was stolen including my car, laptop, phone plus loads of other stuff." Turner's 58-year-old mother, Yvonne, died on 29 October. In another tweet, Turner, 33, said he was "absolutely devastated". "Can't believe these people could do this on a day like today, please help catch them," he added. 'I was targeted' Speaking on BBC Radio Nottingham earlier, Turner said he did not regret publicising his mother's funeral on social networking sites. Continue reading the main story The Hucknall hurdler Born in Nottingham on 19 September 1980 He joined Notts Athletic Club at the age of nine His achievements include gold in the European and Commonwealth 110m hurdles in 2010 Yvonne Turner said she was "the proudest person ever" following her son's titles He said: "My mum would have wanted people at the funeral so we put it out there on Facebook and Twitter. "At no point did I say I'd be at my parent's house. "It's absolutely horrific that it's happened during my mum's funeral. "It's mainly my stuff that's gone and that's why I think I was targeted." The hurdler said his white Range Rover Sport, with the number plate L10 RUN and his name below, was taken, as well as a personalised bag. A Nottinghamshire Police spokeswoman said thieves gained entry via the back of the house between 14:00 and 20:30 GMT on Thursday. The Nottingham-born athlete is the third fastest British sprint hurdler of all time behind Colin Jackson and Tony Jarrett and won gold medals at both the Commonwealth Games and European Athletics Championships in 2010. He also took bronze in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu. (bbc sports) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just seen this on the telly news. Rotten, dirty, thieving, scummy excuses for human beings. I really do hope the lowlifes rot. Bless him mum, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 That is disgusting. I can not understand why people take/rob things that do not belong to them. Chop their hands off that will stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSheep Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 What? How could anyone see this as acceptable? Disgraceful. Shameful. Intolerable. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateDerby Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Just one family photo on any of them social sites and somebody can know the basic layout and contents of your front room. My brother put a picture up of his dog waiting for a walk next to the door and you could see their car keys hanging up on hooks right next to it! Type his name in on 192 and you're driving his alpha and playing on his playstation Divs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 That's disgraceful. Where was Hucknall Ram at the time? Bet he knows who did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Doesn't have much luck, does he. Lost his Lottery funding twice. Never use social media, that's my motto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 What do you expect from Nottingham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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