Age: 93
Sex: female
Date: 22 Aug 2019
Place: Kettering Road North, Northampton
Betty Munroe died following a burglary at her home in Kettering Road North, Northampton.
Three men had come to her home and told her that they were police officers and ransacked her home on 11 June 2019. They had broken in by the rear door using a pair of garden shears.
She wasn't injured in the burglary but her health was said to have deteriorated rapidly after and she was said to have died from 'broken heart syndrome' on 21 August 2019. She was diagnosed with having suffered from post-traumatic stress following the burglary. She suffered from heart trouble and was then taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with having Takotsubo Syndrome.
The burglars stole all of her jewellery, as well as other items including her husband’s watch, bank cards and a gold chain that she had been wearing at the time.
The police later released images of some of the items stolen from her home.
A detective said, 'This is one of the saddest cases I have come across during my career and a stark reminder of how deeply a burglary can affect a victim. Betty was in good health before this incident but she deteriorated very quickly after it and sadly died in her care home this week, surrounded by her family'.
