A home in Azalea Drive has been hit with a second break-in within two months, adding to the spate of house robberies in the Acaciavale area recently.
The family were away for the weekend and had a man staying at their house to look after the premises and also their dog.
When the family returned on Sunday (June 18), they found that their front door and security gate had been broken.
When they went through their home, they found that the place had been ransacked; all their cupboards and beds had been turned upside down.
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The homeowners quickly called the police and Cllr Abbas Warasally to the scene. The family say that the man they had looking after their home was nowhere to be seen and has not been answering his phone.
A laptop, DVD player, cell-phone, clothing, curtains, bedding and even groceries were taken, say the family.
They added that their cupboards, headboards and even curtain railings were broken.
The family is upset and furious after being targeted twice by heartless criminals in the space of only two months.
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