Burglar caught on CCTV returning family's mementoes of late daughter

Even a burglar has a heart . . . well, half a heart, at least. In an extraordinary twist to a tragic tale, a burglar’s guilty conscience caught up with him and he returned some of the priceless items he stole from a Hampshire family’s home.

Clive and Trish Wilson were devastated when they returned home from a holiday to find burglars had ransacked their home.

Among the precious belongings that were pinched when the thieves ripped out a safe that was bolted to the wall was a travel journal written by their daughter Lisa. The journal was a poignant account of the 23-year-old’s final months as she travelled the world. She was killed in 2002 when the car she was in on her way to Australia’s Ayers Rock was involved in a crash.



But now, the guilt-ridden culprit sneaked up to their front door under cover of darkness and brought it back. His movements were captured on CCTV cameras installed outside the couple’s home, but the figure, clad head to toe in black, is unidentifiable.

He can be seen placing the journal outside the family home but expensive and irreplaceable jewellery belonging to Trish, as well as Clive’s parents’ wedding rings, were not returned.

However, the couple, from Nomansland, say the journal means more to them than anything else. It was returned along with postcards that Lisa had sent home, and photographs of her trip.

With CCTV video.