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A housebound terminally ill man has been left a “nervous wreck” after his house was burgled while he was in bed.

Burglars raided the home of Neil Fitzgibbon, 52, sometime between Tuesday at 8pm and Wednesday at 8am morning stealing a safe containing all of his medication and a Playstation.

Among other items stolen from the home on Vane Street, Stockton were Playstation games, a Samsung tablet and a 50 inch television.

Neil’s sister-in-law Val said that her husband Ian, who is his main carer and brother, was made aware of the crime by his father who had went to check on Neil on Wednesday morning.

She said: “Neil suffers from Huntington’s Disease and he can’t move or speak very well at all. My husband cares for him full-time and usually goes to see him at 8am and takes care of him until 8pm.

“When he heard about the burglary he went to Neil’s house and discovered that the back security doors had been broken into.

“It looked as though the windows had been prized open and that how they must have got into the house.”

In an apparent attempt to conceal their identities the CCTV cameras around the property had been upturned by the intruders and the hard drive that stores the footage was taken in the burglary.

The intruders then went upstairs to Neil’s bedroom where he was in bed listening to the radio and was unable to do anything while they raided draws and wardrobes looking for items to steal.

A safe in the kitchen that contained Neil’s entire medication supply was also taken.

Val added: “Neil is just devastated with what has happened, he is a nervous wreck, he never ever goes out due to his illness.

“All he is interested in is his TV and getting some stimulation by playing on his Playstation.

“The family can’t believe what’s happened. Neil is such a light hearted guy and it’s heart breaking that someone would treat him like this - it’s so sad.”

A spokeswoman from Cleveland Police said that they were investigating the incident and anyone with any information should contact them on 101 or crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.