From the Wolverhampton Express and Star:
<http://www.expressandstar.co.uk/2006/09/23/raiders-wreck-narrowboat/>
Raiders wreck narrowboat
A couple were made homeless when heartless raiders broke in to their
narrowboat home and set it alight as they left with their possessions.
Firefighters were called to the blaze at Coven Heath Cruising Club, in
Cat and Kittens Lane, in south Staffordshire, at around 3.20pm yesterday.
But the fire had already ripped through the vessel destroying everything
the thieves had left behind.
The couple, who did not want to be named because they “couldn’t bare the
sympathy”, were out for the afternoon - one of the first times the woman
had left her home of three years since recovering from breast cancer.
She said: “We’re one of the only people that actually live here and act
like unofficial security which is a joke now. The rest of the boats are
moored and the owners live nearby.
“This was actually our home and we’ve now got nowhere to go. That’s
something we have to sort out today.”
Scenes of crime officers from Staffordshire Police were investigating at
the scene this morning.
The heartbroken homeowners said thieves had broken in to the boat and
used the on-board dingy to get away with their spoils after setting fire
the boat.
She said: “They are the scum of the earth. I just thank God that I took
my dog out with me. He’s only small and heaven knows what would have
happened to him.”
Firefighters were called by a boater working on his own craft some way
down the canal who spotted the smoke from the vessel.
Sergeant David Cartwright, from Staffordshire Police, said: “Fire
investigation teams and scenes of crime officers are now involved in a
joint investigation to try to establish the cause of the fire.”
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact
Staffordshire Police on 08453 302010 and ask to speak to officers at
Watling CID.
By Daniel Pountney
This entry was made on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 at 7:00 pm
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