Man, 32, arrested after masked burglars broke into Ben Stokes’ home with his wife & kids inside to steal treasures

A MAN has been arrested pursuing a burglary astatine England cricket skipper Ben Stokes's location successful County Durham, constabulary said.

Stokes said his woman and 2 children were astatine their location successful Castle Eden during the break-in connected October 17 erstwhile his OBE and different valuables were taken.

Durham Constabulary said a 32-year-old antheral from North Yorkshire was arrested connected suspicion of burglary overnight.

He has since been bailed portion inquiries continue.

In an entreaty connected societal media, the celebrated cricketer wrote: "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."

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