Horrified vacation couple watches their home get burgled via CCTV app
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The burglar was caught on camera via a CCTV app. (© SWNS.com)
A horrified couple in the UK watched their home get burgled via a CCTV app while on vacation.
The BBC reports that Donna Marusamy was enjoying a weekend break on England's south-west coast with her husband and children when she noticed movement in the family’s garden via the app.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The couple then watched in horror as a burglar entered the living room of their home in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, 120 miles away. The thief, who was wearing a hooded top, can be clearly seen roaming around the home looking for things to steal.
The burglar caught on camera raiding the couple's home. (© SWNS.com)
Marusamy alerted her brother-in-law and the thief fled when he arrived.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The burglar, however, made off with wedding rings belonging to Marusamy, her husband, and his father, as well as an Air-King Rolex, Indian gold jewelry and passports.
Donna Marusamy and her husband Nathan, who watched the burglar roam their Sutton Coldfield home. (© SWNS.com)
Marusamy said that she was “horrified, scared and helpless” as she watched the intruder in her home. The family cut short their weekend break and returned home, the BBC reported.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Earlier this year, a burglar in Ogden, Utah, was caught on camera rummaging through a woman’s belongings.