A Broughty Ferry couple had more than £13,000 worth of jewellery including their wedding rings stolen from their home during a raid on their wedding anniversary.
Patricia Chan, 64, and her husband Sik-Por returned to their Lethnot Street home on Tuesday to discover thieves had ransacked it after forcing entry through a rear patio door.
The raiders stole the couple’s wedding rings and other expensive items.
She said: “I have just been on to the insurance company but I don’t want any money from them. I just want my things back. It’s the memories from our wedding. It was our wedding anniversary on Tuesday.”
She said: “I went out at 2.30pm and came home about 7pm.
“We have all the curtains open during the day but when I came home I could see the curtains in my bedroom were closed and the light was on so I knew something was wrong.”
Patricia dashed inside and saw straight away the patio doors had been forced open.
She immediately called the police who carried out a forensic investigation of the property.
Patricia said: “They must have been professional because police said there were no fingerprints anywhere, only marks from the soles of their trainers. They were everywhere.”
Patricia and Sik-Por were married in Edinburgh in 1974 but have lived in Lithnot Street for nearly quarter of a century.
She said: “We have been here 24 years and this is the first time anything like this has happened to us.
“It’s upsetting but at least nobody is hurt. It is just damage. Hopefully I’ll get some of it back.”
As well as the couple’s two platinum wedding rings, the thieves stole a set of diamond earrings, a diamond ring, two ladies designer watches, two pearl necklaces, a matching set of pearl earrings and three gold rings.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland is appealing for information after over £13,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a house in Lethnot Street, Broughty Ferry sometime between 2.30pm and 7pm on Tuesday.
“Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw or heard anything suspicious is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101. Alternatively information can be passed anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
