Man unhappy after his expensive earrings and nose stud went missing from hospital

A patient has accused staff at St Helier Hospital in Sutton, south London, of stealing his bling after his expensive jewellery went missing. Shaun Bullen went to the hospital for treatment on his dislocated shoulder. In order to carry out an X-ray staff asked him to remove his £1,000 earrings and £450 nose stud but, after his treatment, the jewellery had disappeared.

Epsom man Mr Bullen, 43, is looking for answers and has even contacted police as he hunts for his missing items.He said: "They didn't bag up my jewellery and now it's been stolen. I've lost a nose stud and a pair of earrings worth £1,000. They were supposed to store it securely but, somehow, its disappeared and no one seems to know where it is.



"I'm absolutely hopping mad. I was supposed to be in there getting better but instead I spent all my time trying to find out where my jewellery was - and I still haven't got anywhere. They just say they don't know where it is and there's not a lot they can do. I think it's a disgrace and I'm at the end of my tether."

Mr Bullen has also questioned why he was made to remove his earrings and nose ring but not his nipple ring or genital piercing. He added he ended up being "frog-marched" out of the hospital as he tried to search for the missing items. A spokeswoman for St Helier Hospital said: "We do all that we can to keep patients’ property safe whilst in our care, and are currently investigating the claims made by Mr Bullen."