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But a defamatory statement is assumed to be false unless proven otherwise


Which is why every board is so careful these days.


Nicholas Spears Wrote:

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> This allegation is only libellous if it's not

> true. And it's not in breach of sub judice rules

> either: no court case is imminent, no individual

> culprit is named (a company would not be charged

> with theft, only invidivuals), and the chance of

> any jurors in some future case having read this

> thread is nigh on zero.

polla2256 Wrote:

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> Dougal Mulldoon Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Why blame this cleaning Co.? Maybe you were

> just

> > pissed and lost it? You believe? Any evidence

>

>

> Get lost troll - not helpful, given I have been on

> business in Europe and my wife has been working

> I'm pretty sure I wasn't pissed.


Are you pissed now? Just because you were challenged, does that make me a troll? I've been on here for years.

Back to the accusation that i was trolling - i wasn't it is perfectly sound advice not to keep large amounts of cash in your house. This is because it cannot be traced if stolen and also insurance companies will only pay out a very samll amount to replace it (often around ?50 i think) so really all in all it is good advice genrally not to keep large amounts of cash about your person or in your property. However at no time did i say being foolish makes being stolen from ok.

:)


*Bob* Wrote:

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> I'm having all our furniture and possessions

> removed from our house asap and put into secure

> storage.

>

>

> After all, if we we robbed and any of these things

> get taken - we'll only have ourselves to blame.

Yes - because it's gone, there's almost nothing you can do about it and if

someone did take it they've got away with it.


been there, and it's annoying.



*Bob* Wrote:

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> Sound advice is frequently offered on here with

> somewhat insensitive timing.

"I've been robbed and without proof I'm going to name a company I think what dunnit"


Yeah I'm sticking with, if not idiot, then ill judged


It's with the "authorities" (not police, but authorities?) so if its as bang up as the OPsuggests, there will be proof and a conviction and then we can talk about the who


Until then I would leave out the company name and stick with general warnings

Heehee! :)


*Bob* Wrote:

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> I'm having all our furniture and possessions

> removed from our house asap and put into secure

> storage.

>

>

> After all, if we we robbed and any of these things

> get taken - we'll only have ourselves to blame.

*Bob* Wrote:

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> I'm having all our furniture and possessions

> removed from our house asap and put into secure

> storage.

>

>

> After all, if we we robbed and any of these things

> get taken - we'll only have ourselves to blame.


Hardly the point. It valuables as apposed to "furniture and possessions" that are the issue. Thieves are likely to take items that are small and/or liquid (easily converted to cash). Having large amounts of cash at home is not smart - and from the recent responses by polla2256, we can see they arent the most intelligent of people.

lane lover - I wouldn't be so harsh on the OP as it can be quite upsetting to lose that much cash so I'm taking any belligerence from them with a pinch of salt


they have been posting intelligently enough on here for a while and deserve a bit more respect than that


I am also uncomfortable with people saying what you should and shouldn't keep in the house - it's not far removed from tellng women what they can't wear for fear of being attacked

lane lover Wrote:

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> Hardly the point. It valuables as apposed to

> "furniture and possessions" that are the issue.

> Thieves are likely to take items that are small

> and/or liquid (easily converted to cash).


Do you mean things like cash, laptops, AV gear, phones, tablets, jewellery.. These sorts of things?


I hope you don't keep any of these items at home. After all, you'd be a fool to do so.

I keep all of those things in my flat


Doubt I'm fully insured for them either - but I choose to take that risk.

I carry my iPhone around with me too, and use it on public transport (horror :)) ).


Don't keep more than ?100 cash on me or in the house though anymore.



*Bob* Wrote:

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> lane lover Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Hardly the point. It valuables as apposed to

> > "furniture and possessions" that are the issue.

> > Thieves are likely to take items that are small

> > and/or liquid (easily converted to cash).

>

> Do you mean things like cash, laptops, AV gear,

> phones, tablets, jewellery.. These sorts of

> things?

>

> I hope you don't keep any of these items at home.

> After all, you'd be a fool to do so.

StraferJack Wrote:

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> "I've been robbed and without proof I'm going to

> name a company I think what dunnit"

>

> Yeah I'm sticking with, if not idiot, then ill

> judged

>

> It's with the "authorities" (not police, but

> authorities?) so if its as bang up as the

> OPsuggests, there will be proof and a conviction

> and then we can talk about the who

>

> Until then I would leave out the company name and

> stick with general warnings


This case was reported to the london met, I have met with 2 officers today who advised they intended to raise the charges of theft by staff. They would have arrested the cleaner this evening for questioning, however I gave the company the chance of resolve at dinner time (the offer was to meet with the supervisor tonight) and told the police of this meeting.


From then I was advised that if a resolve could not be found they would refer the case to the CID due to the nature of the charges. If a resolve was found they would not take further action.


I met with the company supervisor tonight and settled the matter. After doing so I provided the info to the police.


The case is now resolved.


To those who I was abrupt with I apologise, to those who cast insult, well whatever i'll probably join you with banter in another thread anyway.


It was the staff member who stole, but the company contracts the staff and hold some accountability for the checks the carry out and people they provide hence why I named them (no diffent to watchdog). Hopefull it's just 1 bad egg but I have no trust in them and am entitled to this.

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