Image caption The thieves broke the front door handle to gain entry to the bungalow

An 87-year-old man has refused to go back to his west Belfast home after thieves stole "everything of value".

Edward Black, whose wife died last week, had been visiting family on Wednesday evening when his bungalow in Cherry Court, near Dunmurry, was broken into.

A family member said his wife's jewellery and his medicines had been taken from the house.

They said he has been "left devastated".

Wedding gifts, a plasma television and other items of sentimental value were also stolen.

"He can't even talk to family," the man's son said.

A broken front door handle is the only visible sign of illegal entry at the pensioner's bungalow.

Police have begun an investigation.