Generous strangers raise more than double the £3,000 funeral fund stolen from Kent pensioner

Kind-hearted crowd funders have raised more than £8,000 to replace a terminally ill man's funeral fund, which was stolen from under his bed.

As ITV Meridian reported on Friday, Terry Price from Ramsgate in Kent had saved up around £3000 for his funeral and wake, only to have the money stolen during a break-in.

The 66-year-old was shopping on Saturday (12 November) when the cash was stolen from a tin which he kept under his bed.

Terry said: "I've been saving that money ever since I found out about my illness in 2019. I just thought I had to because I didn't want the burden of my funeral on any of my relatives."

But as a result of the story, and a fundraising appeal set up by a neighbour, generous strangers have raised almost three times the amount that went missing.

Police are appealing for anyone with information about the thief, or thieves, to come forward.