The parents of a drowned teenage boy had their windows smashed hours after his funeral.
Stella, 47, and her 48-year-old father, Karl, saw her son Robert her Huttersley last month while swimming in the River Tyne near Ovingham, Northumberland. passed away.
A 13-year-old boy was caught in a strong current, and emergency services spent about six hours searching for him on July 17.
Police later told Stella that Robert had tragically died and left home. His family and community were devastated.
Robert, who lived with his parents in Crooklook, Gateshead, was the youngest of five children.
He had his four older sisters. Emma (24), Charlotte (20), Chantel (19) and Victoria (16). At the Holy Spirit Church in the village.
Early the next morning, his parents awoke to a loud noise to find that three of his windows had been smashed.
Living room windows, bedroom windows and door windows were all broken and bricks were found in the house.
The window was smashed while Chantelle's girlfriend, Carly Maltaz, was in her bedroom. An 18-year-old girl was hit by shards of glass and injured her leg.
Emma, who lives in her villa at Grange, County Durham, said she doesn't understand why someone would target her home.
She said: "On the day of Robert's funeral, we were celebrating his life as he wanted.
"My mother and father It was emotional.The service in the lobby was upsetting but nice. They were happy with everything they had done for Robbie, everything was amazing to him, and he all had a drink and then left.
"Just after midnight, four of her mother and father's homes were attacked.
" One was driving a car, the other three of her. opened the windows and doors. They also wrecked a car next to my mother's house. Carly was injured in the incident. Her brick didn't hit her, but her glass did.
"I'm blowing bubbles. After burying my son, why would they do that to my mother's house?"
Robert's family reported the incident to the police, who were present at 3:00 am in the morning.
City Council officials visited the facility at 5:00 am and boarded the windows until they could be replaced.
The mother of four who lives with her partner William Patterson, 23, said:
``My father went to get the surveillance cameras, so they felt a little safer. I hope.''
Emma also put out a message to people who might be thinking of doing harm. People could get hurt, and they could get into serious trouble.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said it had received reports of a brick being thrown through a window at Crook Look just after 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
They said: "The woman suffered multiple lacerations from the shattered glass impact, and a car parked nearby was also reportedly damaged.
"The resident is being supported by police and CCTV in the area is being investigated. An investigation into the incident is ongoing." I urged you to contact me.
