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'Dear Burglers, you've made me feel so sad': Read the heartbreaking letter of crime victim aged just six

'Please don't be a burgler – you have a high chance of making people not feel safe,' – the simple yet poignant message from a heartbroken little girl to raiders who ransacked her home.

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They may be the words of a six-year-old, but Holly Crabtree's emotional message is certainly all grown up.

Holly decided to pen the open letter because she was so upset after burglars struck at her Willenhall home while she and her family were out on a shopping trip.

The thieves broke in via a laundry window, and ransacked the bedrooms.

They stole jewellery – including Pandora bracelet given to Holly for her baptism from her brothers – and electrical items, including an iPad and Xbox from the house in Redwood Way.

In her letter, Holly writes: "Ever since you burgled my house I felt like I wasn't safe in my house, like I kept hearing noises, so I though you might of come back.

"You have a high chance of making people not feel safe," she says in the letter, which features several drawings, including several cats, a self-portrait, a dog, a television set and paw prints.

"The way you get money is not be stealing, the way to get money is by getting a job," she tells them.

The family own three cats, Aurora, Lilly and Cleo, one of which they had let out on the day of the burglary.

One of the first things the family noticed was that the cat was in the house again, which couldn't have happened without someone letting her in.

Holly makes reference to this by writing: "I wish my cat could tell me everything."

She adds: "When you burgle someone you are not doing what God wants you to do. You're not even following any Christian values. So please don't be a burgler."

Her parents Wayne and Kerry Lisa Crabtree said Holly decided to write the letter herself as she was so upset and frightened by the burglary.

"She couldn't sleep at night," said Mrs Crabtree, aged 43.

Holly with mum Kerry, father Wayne and brother Joe, 13

"She keeps jumping at noises in the house and I think she just wanted them to know how she felt about it all. I had no idea she was doing it. When she showed me I was so surprised and proud of her," she said.

The couple, who also have sons Alex, 16, and Joe, 13, said the ordeal was upsetting for them all. "We were out all day, we came back at around 9pm and realised we had been broken into. I couldn't believe it," said Mrs Crabtree,

"We noticed that the cat was in when we had let her out in the morning and that seemed odd. I said to Holly, it's a pity they can't tell us what happened."

The family have been left feeling vulnerable and are worried they are being watched.

An Xbox, Playstation 3 and an Ipad were stolen from her son Joe's room, though Alex's room was left almost untouched in the break-in on January 23.

Police say they have been trawling CCTV for any clues.

Anyone with any information that could help the investigation is asked to contact West Midlands Police on 101. Alternatively people can leave information anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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