A thief stole a laptop during the funeral service of six-year-old
TJ Martin at Pentecostal City Church in Kesal Green on November 2. The
laptop contains precious photos of the young boy who died tragically and
has caused huge upset for the entire family.
The computer was left
unattended as guests and family members traveled to Kensal Rise for the
burial. When they got back they found the laptop had been stolen. According
to the police, CCTV footage from the church shows a man taking the
computer from its case after spending about 15 minutes in the church...
"The church hall was left open after the congregation left for the
burial. We have CCTV that shows a man walk into the building. After
spending about 15 minutes inside. He is then seen removing the laptop
from the case and putting it into a carrier bag before leaving."
The grieving parents Norris Martin and his wife, Pat have issued an emotional appeal for the return of the laptop.
"It's as important as life itself that we get the laptop back." Pat Marin said.
"Unfortunately,
TJ's life is no longer, he's been taken from us, and
that laptop has all of our memories of him, short of what we hold in our
hearts. It doesn't mean anything to the person that's got the laptop
back. We just want the memories - please. If you don't want to be ID'd,
just give it to someone to hand in."
Her son had been born with Candle syndrome, a rare disorder
characterised by inflammation and fever, and had spent much of his life
in hospital before losing his fight with illness.
Mrs Martin added: "TJ was a very special boy, he was our only son, and
everyone that knew him, as soon as you said his name, their face would
light up. He brought comfort and reassurance to everyone and that is literally all we have to hold on to.
"We're trying to deal with the loss of TJ and him being taken from
us, but the memories... I can't even find words to explain how important
it is for us to get it back."
Norris Martin, the boy's father, said:
"The
photos on the laptop are six years of family photos, even from (TJ's)
birth. All the memories that we have of him are on that laptop. We have a
few on my phone, but that's only the last year-and-a-half. If you've
bought an HP laptop since last
Monday (November 2), and you think it might have been stolen, you
should probably get in touch with Hammersmith police"
Continuing Mr. Martin said:
"For the person who stole that laptop - they have nothing about them. How can you go to a church and steal a laptop?"
Mrs Martin added: "To the person who's taken the laptop - I don't
hate you, I don't see the point in hating you, you did what you did for a
reason, but let's just please have the memories back."
Meanwhile,
the Police would like to speak to a man described as black and about 40
pictured going into the church before the theft of the HP laptop. He
was said to be wearing a black hooded jacket, a white hooted top with
writing on the front and blue jeans.
0 comments:
Post a Comment