THIEVES scattered the contents of a memory box over the floor like "it was nothing" before stealing "irreplaceable" jewellery that belonged to the victim's dad.

Mum-of-three Michaela Waterworth from Sutton says she was "devastated" after returning home from work at Whiston Hospital on Monday, February 11to find that her home had been broken into.

She went upstairs to discover that a memory box with a watch and a ring belonging to her dad, Les Woods, who suddenly died in 2015, had been taken. The rest of the property was scattered all over the floor.

She is appealing with anyone who has information on the whereabouts of the jewellery to get in touch, adding that the other items "do not matter".

Les, a former engineer, was well known in Sutton and was a prolific writer of letters to the Star.

Michaela, a 52-year-old therapist, said: "When I got in and saw that the house had been ransacked I was devastated but after police said I could go and have a look round. I was just so upset when I realised dad's irreplaceable items had been taken.

"They can't be worth that much, but they mean the world to me, and his other things in the box were just thrown around the bedroom like it was nothing.

"They also took an iPhone 5 which had pictures of him on it, which I cannot get back.

"I was just so shocked I've lived here for years and never had any problems.

"The memory box was a huge comfort to me and the kids so it's horrible someone just came in and took stuff.

"That watch was to be given to my son and he is just as devastated as me.

"To steal items clearly out of a memory box, you have to be the lowest of the low.

"If they return just the watch and ring I won't ask any more questions, the insurance will cover other stuff, but I can't replace those things."