Morning frilly. xxx Sorry to see that my lovely. Not at all good. Burglary is very traumatic for the victims. The authorities don't seem to realise just how much. They would soon do something about it if it happened to them.
Strangers in your home, going through your most personal possessions and stealing whatever takes their fancy. To my mind,a first burglary should carry an automatic sentence of 5 years without parole, a second offence 19 years, any more life.
It's a life changing offence for the victims. A friend of mine was burgled about 20 years ago, she, like you, was traumatised to think that some scumbag had been through her private and personal possessions. she threw out all her underwear as she couldn't bear the thought that some toe rag had handled it. The same with most of her clothes. Some items were taken that were very dear to her and were irreplaceable. She moved house and moved to another part of the country, but still finds it difficult to sleep and doesn't like to be indoors alone even now. It's not a 'minor' crime.