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Rob Kennedy

Sunderland jeweller who had valuable gems stolen in burglary spotted them for sale on Facebook

A jeweller who had thousands of pounds of gems stolen in a burglary got some of them back after spotting them for sale on Facebook.

The victim was left devastated after someone broke into her home and stole jewels which had significant financial and sentimental value. Police had drawn a blank on who was responsible for the break-in but eight months later the victim spotted her bracelet for sale on a local Facebook page.

A court heard she clicked on the profile of the person selling them and saw it was Andrew Craggs and noticed he was also trying to sell various other items belonging to her, worth more than £8,500. Craggs was arrested and was later found guilty by jurors of handling stolen goods.

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