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The creator of social media platform Bebo and his family returned home from their daughter’s birthday dinner to discover their house had been vandalized by intruders.
Approximately £500,000 in possessions, including diamond jewelry and Rolex watches, were stolen during the burglary at Paul Birch’s residence, a lavish estate located within a secured community in Surrey.
Paul, the Bebo founder, along with his spouse Juliana, arrived home following their 17-year-old daughter’s birthday festivities on December 11 only to find that intruders had invaded their property.
Upon reviewing CCTV footage, they discovered that at least one of the burglars employed a crowbar to gain entry before hastily moving through the home, filling large bags with high-end items such as Hermes handbags.
The thieves left a trail of torn boxes and disheveled clothing strewn across the residence, creating a significant disturbance for the family.
Juliana estimates that around 200 items were taken, prompting her to create a comprehensive inventory of their stolen belongings for the authorities.
The stolen items included a pink and silver Rolex, seven Chanel handbags, seven Dior handbags, three silver Tiffany necklaces, and multiple pairs of Christian Louboutin shoes.
To make matters worse, sentimental items such as the couple’s engraved wedding bands and 12 Mexican gold coins received as wedding gifts were also taken.
However, just five weeks following the burglary, Juliana is outraged with Surrey Police for their decision to terminate the investigation.
She indicated that the lead investigator halted the inquiry after merely two weeks to take his Christmas leave, and upon requesting a case update last week, they were informed it had been closed ‘due to insufficient evidence’.
Juliana stated to MailOnline: ‘For weeks, I was in a state of fear. I was constantly trembling, crying. I felt so frightened that I began to walk around my own home armed with a knife just in case.
‘When they finally dispatched a policewoman more than 12 hours after our call, [she] didn’t even take the time to examine the CCTV footage.
‘Eventually, we were informed that the officer responsible was going on vacation and would reach out to us in the new year. He never did. So my daughter contacted the police three or four days ago and discovered the case had been closed.
‘It was incredibly distressing. The officer in charge repeatedly demanded evidence that I truly owned the items, and from the way he spoke, it seemed he didn’t believe me.
‘That is precisely why these dreadful criminals evade justice; it feels like the police are more focused on shielding the culprits than on us, the victims.’
A spokesperson from Surrey Police remarked that the investigation was shelved because there were ‘no additional promising leads’.
They elaborated: ‘Officers responded to the scene to collect DNA evidence, but there were no matches found.
‘They were unable to process the CCTV footage through the national database as it was not clear enough.’
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