England captain Stokes reveals home burglary with his family present

England cricket captain Ben Stokes has revealed his home in Durham was broken into with his wife and children present while he was playing in the recent test series in Pakistan.

He said a number of items were stolen including the medal for the OBE.

His family did not come to any physical harm.

In a statement on his X account, Stokes posted pictures of items stolen from his home.

On the social media website he wrote: "On the evening of Thursday 17th October a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East.

They included the OBE he was awarded, a gold ring and bracelets.

"They escaped with jewellery, other valuables and a good deal of personal items. Many of those items have real sentimental value for me and my family. They are irreplaceable.

"This is an appeal for any help in finding these people who carried out this act.

"By far the worst thing about this crime is that it was carried out whilst my wife and two young children were in the house.

"Thankfully, none of my family came to any physical harm. Understandably, however, the experience has had an impact on their emotional and mental state.

"All we can think about is how much worse this situation could have been."

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