London food bank sees £3000 worth of goods stolen
A south London food bank has had "several thousand pounds" worth of stock stolen, its operators say.
Southwark Foodbank, which is operated by Pecan on Peckham High Street, was targeted by thieves on Sunday morning.
Southwark Foodbank, which is operated by Pecan on Peckham High Street, was targeted by thieves on Sunday morning.
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00:00A South London food bank has had several thousand pounds worth of stock stolen, its operators
00:06have said. Southwark Food Bank, which is operated by Pecan on Peckham High Street, was targeted
00:12by thieves on Sunday morning. Pecan's CEO, Peter Edwards, said about £3,000 worth of
00:19food and hygiene products were taken, as well as a laptop. The Metropolitan Police confirmed
00:26it was called to the building on Monday morning following a report of a burglary. No arrests
00:32have been made. Mr Edwards has said it's had a devastating impact and it hits the most
00:38vulnerable people in our community. He added that we're all emotionally invested in the
00:43services we provide, we're only here to help other people, so it's a hammer blow when
00:48something like this happens. Head of Food Services, Shahid Mughal, said the first thing
00:54they saw was the shutter had been lifted and the glass had been broken.