A heartbroken mum who has had a "difficult year" says her family's Christmas has now been ruined after thieves snatched her purse containing all her cash to buy her daughter presents. Amy Carlisle was volunteering at a charity shop, which was shut to the public at the time, when someone broke in through a back door and stole a number of items, including her coat and purse.
Amy, who has learning difficulties and epilepsy, said she "sat on the floor crying" after realising her coat, which had her purse, phone and bus pass in it, had gone missing from the charity shop in West Bridgford on Friday, December 2. The 37-year-old was hoping to make Christmas special for her four-year-old daughter this year after they suffered through a difficult year, NottinghamshireLive reports.
She had managed to save £200 to buy Christmas presents for her little girl, who also has epilepsy and autism, but has now been left heartbroken after the thief "stole Christmas" for them. Amy, who is on benefits and receives PIP, had been volunteering with the charity shop for more than a year and had been helping to clear out the shop when disaster struck.
