{"id":133061,"date":"2023-11-01T03:27:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T03:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=133061"},"modified":"2023-11-01T03:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T03:27:15","slug":"couples-1-2million-grade-ii-listed-home-is-ransacked-by-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/couples-1-2million-grade-ii-listed-home-is-ransacked-by-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple&apos;s \u00a31.2million grade II listed home is ransacked by children"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Couple&#8217;s \u00a31.2million grade II listed home is ransacked by children who use chainsaws, hammers and axes to leave property &#8216;looking like a warzone&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The six-bedroom home in the Isle of Wight was targeted by &#8216;mindless&#8217; youths\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A couple&#8217;s \u00a31.2million grade II listed home was ransacked by children who used chainsaws, hammers and axes to leave the property looking like &#8216;a war zone&#8217;, a court has heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The six-bedroom home in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, was targeted by &#8216;mindless&#8217; youngsters who went on to damage a chandelier, antique furniture and the homeowner&#8217;s wedding dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by The Times, a court heard chainsaws, axes and sledgehammers were pinched from the garage and used in &#8216;every bedroom of the property&#8217; by the youths, leaving the house looking like a &#8216;war zone&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Couple\u00a0Joanna and Matt Pittard were set to make the house their family home before it was completely ruined, it was heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group of children &#8211; including two girls &#8211; allegedly left &#8216;hardly anything untouched&#8217; by damaging bathroom taps, squirting bleach and paint and shattering 22 windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/01\/77250965-12695837-image-a-1_1698803721050.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The six-bedroom home in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, was targeted by &#8216;mindless&#8217; youngsters who went on to damage a chandelier, antique furniture and the homeowner&#8217;s wedding dress (File image of Shanklin)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/02\/77251069-12695837-image-a-19_1698804048739.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A court heard chainsaws, axes and sledgehammers were pinched from the garage and used in &#8216;every bedroom of the property&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The youths &#8211; the eldest aged 15 &#8211; caused the damage between May and June last year.<\/p>\n<p>Seven youngsters who are now aged between 13 and 16 admitted criminal damage to property at\u00a0Isle of Wight magistrates&#8217; court. They were each fined \u00a31,500.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ann Smout, for the prosecution, said:\u00a0&#8216;Joanna and Matt Pittard were at that address over Easter in April 2022.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She added:\u00a0&#8216;They had a week there and left the property clean and tidy and in very, very good order.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The pair then went away for around a month &#8211; with a gardener alerting them that there &#8216;may be some damage&#8217; to the house on June 3, prompting their return the next day, the court heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smout explained to the court that the work needed to fix the property was &#8216;complex&#8217; because of its listed status.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They have currently spent more than\u00a0\u00a335,000 on repairs &#8211; with more work still to be done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One estate agent claimed that the damage to the property had diminished its market value by between \u00a3250,000 to \u00a3300,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement read to the court, Mrs Pittard said: &#8216;From being a beautiful, historic building, it is a derelict shell of itself.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>During mitigation the court heard that the youths showed their &#8216;regret and remorse&#8217; for what they did and had displayed &#8216;improvements&#8217; in their behaviour since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12695837\/Couples-1-2million-grade-II-listed-home-ransacked-children-use-chainsaws-hammers-axes-leave-property-looking-like-warzone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Couple&#8217;s \u00a31.2million grade II listed home is ransacked by children who use chainsaws, hammers and axes to leave property &#8216;looking&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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