Pensioner distraught after theft of ring

Mr Macdonald died in the conflict, and Miss Jones, who never remarried in the years since, has always kept the ring as a reminder of him.
In the early hours of Thursday last week, Miss Jones woke up to find a man standing in her bedroom, who had broken in through a downstairs door.
When he realised Miss Jones had woken up, he ran out of the house, but Miss Jones was distraught to find that the ring that she had treasured for the past 70 years had been taken.
She said: "I have a box of treasure in my house where I keep the things that are most important to me. Most of it is not worth very much but it all means a lot to me.
"When I found out that the ring had been taken I was so upset. I have kept it for all these years and now it has gone.
"The police say that it is very unlikely that I will get it back now, because it will probably have been melted down."
Miss Jones was unable to get a proper look at the intruder because of the dark and because he left so soon after she awoke.
She added: "It was a very frightening experience. I woke up partly because it was a cold night and partly because I noticed a light was on.
"I saw straight away that there was someone in my room and I shouted at him to get out of my house, which he did.
"This man was a coward. For a young man to break into the home of an old and vulnerable woman is a despicable thing to do.
"I cannot say that I hate him, as I have been a Christian all my life, but it was a terrible thing to do.
"My only hope is that he reads this and finds it in his heart to return my ring. I would forgive him if that happened, but I know there is not much chance of that happening."
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