Kym Marsh reveals her phone was stolen in terrifying mugging & lost ’emotional’ texts she’ll ‘never get back’
TV STAR Kym Marsh told yesterday how she had her phone swiped from her hand seconds after taking it from her bag to reply to a text.
The BBC Morning Live host told the show: “I felt vulnerable, really shaken.
“I immediately wanted to get help but, of course, it’s not so easy when you don’t have your phone.”
She was mugged two weeks ago in Buckingham Palace Road, London, at 9.30pm.
Kym, whose dad David died last year, added: “I’ve now lost messages that my dad sent me and things I can never get back.
“It’s that emotional side of it.”
Experts recommend that victims track their device’s location, contact their service provider to cancel usage, and report it to police.
The TV star has spoken out to warn others about the huge surge in phone thefts, particularly involving bicycles and e-bikes.
Around 200 devices are stolen each day in the UK – one every six minutes.
In the 12 months up to September last year, 78,000 cases were reported, an increase of 150 per cent on the year before.
Experts say that thieves are predominantly from organised crime groups and are looking to profit from a booming second hand market, as well as attempting to steal data, such as bank details, stored on devices.
Two weeks ago, the Government announced plans to give cops stronger powers if they believe a stolen phone is inside.
Officers will no longer need a warrant to search properties where stolen items have been electronically geolocated.
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