St Richard's Hospice charity shop Droitwich thief steal £90 boots

Janet Pierce was working in the St Richard’s Hospice shop in Gurney’s Lane yesterday (Wednesday) when a pair of boots worth £90 were taken.

“It happened at about 2.30pm yesterday,” said Janet. “They took a brand new pair of brown Hotter boots.

"We’d priced them up at £40 but they are worth £90.

“I didn’t see it happen but I noticed the box with no boot on it then checked the CCTV.

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“When I realised what had happened I felt absolutely gutted.

"Many of the items in our shop are donated by people that have used St Richard’s Hospice.

"That someone would sink so low as to steal from a charity shop is disgusting.

“Every pound we make from those items is absolutely vital to helping the work of St Richard’s Hospice - the care in the community as well as the end of life care.

"It is heartbreaking that someone would steal from us.”

St Richard's Hospice cost £9.72 million to run last year

Dan Corns, commercial director at St Richard’s Hospice, said: “We are sorry to say a pair of boots, which were on sale in our Droitwich shop, were stolen on Wednesday afternoon.

“The boots were on sale to raise funds towards our free care for patients and their loved ones across Worcestershire. 

“Last year, it cost £9.72 million to run the hospice – including patient care and all the necessary support services. 

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“We have CCTV in store and have reported this incident to the police.” 

We reported earlier this week how a cupcake chase around Norton, near Worcester, had raised more than £4,000 for the hospice.

Participants ran either a 5k or 10k professionally-timed route before claiming a sweet treat and medal.

And in December, the hospice will hold its annual Snowdrop Ball at the Bank House Hotel in Bransford. Last year, the glamorous event raised more than £22,000 for the charity.