Man, 32, arrested after Ben Stokes' family home raided by masked gang

An apprehension has been made aft England cricket leader Ben Stokes revealed his location had been breached into portion helium was distant connected tour

A antheral has been arrested successful the aftermath of sports prima Ben Stokes revealing his household location was breached into by a masked pack portion helium was distant connected tour.

The terrifying ordeal unfolded portion Stokes was starring England in their Test circuit of Pakistan earlier this month, leaving his woman Clare and their 2 young children astatine location during the break-in.

While nary carnal harm came to his family, Stokes admitted the incidental had taken a toll connected their affectional wellbeing. Among the stolen items were his OBE for services to cricket, a ringing engraved with the England insignia, and different idiosyncratic valuables.

In a connection shared with the Mirror connected Friday, a spokesperson for Durham Police said: "A antheral has been arrested pursuing a burglary astatine the location of an England cricketer. An probe was launched pursuing the break-in astatine Ben Stokes’ location connected October 17 erstwhile high-value items were taken.

"A 32-year-old antheral from North Yorkshire was arrested overnight connected suspicion of burglary. He has since been bailed whilst enquiries continue. Officers proceed to entreaty for accusation and anyone who tin assistance is asked to telephone 101 quoting incidental fig 543 of October 17."

In a station shared connected societal media connected Wednesday, Stokes wrote: "In a connection connected societal media, Stokes wrote: "On the evening of Thursday 17th October a fig of masked radical burgled my location successful the Castle Eden country successful the North East. They escaped with jewellery, different valuables and a bully woody of idiosyncratic items.

"Many of those items person existent sentimental worth for maine and my family. They are irreplaceable. This is an entreaty for immoderate assistance successful uncovering these radical who carried retired this act. By acold the worst happening astir this transgression is that it was carried retired whilst my woman and 2 young children were successful the house.

"Thankfully, nary of my household came to immoderate carnal harm. Understandably, however, the acquisition has had an interaction connected their affectional and intelligence state. All we tin deliberation astir is however overmuch worse this concern could person been.

"I americium releasing photographs of immoderate of the stolen items - which I anticipation whitethorn beryllium easy identified - successful the anticipation that we tin find the radical who are liable for this. Although we person mislaid cherished possessions, to beryllium clear, my sole information successful sharing these photographs is not the betterment of worldly items.

"It is to drawback the radical who did this. Please travel guardant and interaction Durham Constabulary connected 101 quoting transgression notation CRI00575927 if you deliberation that you person immoderate applicable information. Finally, I privation to accidental convey you to the constabulary service.

"Both present and whilst I was distant successful Pakistan, their enactment for my household has been outstanding. They proceed to enactment incredibly hard successful trying to find these people."

Stokes and his woman Clare got engaged successful 2013 and were joined successful 2017. Their son, Layton, was calved successful 2012 and their daughter, Libby, was calved 3 years aboriginal successful 2015.

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