Hi everyone - Chris suggested I posted here. If it helps find the perpetrator then that would be amazing, but if it helps anyone avoid a similar experience, then that would be fantastic.
Our house on Trilby Road was broken into last Thursday around 6pm. We have a Canary camera, and it sent me a notification that a person was in our kitchen. It has a siren which I hit, then called the police who were there within minutes.
He forced the upstairs bathroom sash window open (having tried the kitchen sash which has security stop bolts) after climbing on a utility room extension.
We were really lucky, we cannot identify anything taken so far.
The police said they expected he was looking for money and jewellery, of which there was none. He ignored ipad, kindle, laptop which was a bit strange. He basically left us with a mess.
If something positive can come as a result then these are the things that Iāve learnedā¦
The camera alerted me, and maybe the siren scared him
The police reacted so quickly - I guess itās rare to be alerted to an active burglary
The patio furniture enabled his entrance and exit.
Security bolts on the kitchen window prevented him opening that window more than 5 inches (bathroom didnāt have them, but does now!)
We were really lucky.
Please do share from social media - the facebook and twitter post under my name is public and shareable.
Hereās the footage of himā¦ Looks like heās got a mobility boot on.
Thanks for sharing, @gc_hq and sorry to hear about this break-in.
We have a Canary cam too, and itās good to know that the siren is a successful deterrent, and that the police response is speedy. Iām sure someone here, or one of our followers on social media will be able to identify this man. Perhaps someone who works for Lewisham Hospital or a local clinic, given that heās wearing a foot brace (breaking into peopleās houses is clearly hazardous on the lower body)
No, we had motion sensor solar lights which he had dismantled in a previous visit (they were in the flower beds), and then the Canary which is a motion activated camera
Iām learning - forgive my inorance.
So, would a paedophile killer, for instance, be protected by patient confidentiality if he walked into a hospital?
I mean, would a nurse, or the hospital, be prosecuted for identifying him to the police?
Itās an interesting question. No - the risk of āserious crimeā outweighs the right to confidentiality. Iām not sure itās ever been tested in court but the NHS code of practice on confidentiality states
āThe definition of serious crime is not entirely clear. Murder, manslaughter, rape, treason, kidnapping, child abuse or other cases where individuals have suffered serious harm may all warrant breaching confidentiality. Serious harm to the security of the state or to public order and crimes that involve substantial financial gain or loss will also generally fall within this category. In contrast, theft, fraud or damage to property where loss or damage is less substantial would generally not warrant breach of confidence.ā
Thereās also provision in the Road Traffic Act and the Terrorism Act regarding disclosure of requested by police.