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A single mum who fell victim to Britain’s meanest thief had her phone stolen – while she was trying to sell it to cover the costs of her late daughter’s funeral.
Loretta Bacchus, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, said she was left shaken by the ordeal – as she had told the thief about her baby while they talked in her house.
And the 41-year-old was left fearing for her four daughters’ safety after the robber threatened her over the phone after he was contacted by the police.
Loretta, who worked at a care home before she lost her daughter, said: 'I'm quite a positive person, despite the way Liliana was taken away from me.
'She was born at 31 weeks and she was absolutely beautiful.
Loretta lost little Liliana-Coco in June 2021 and has been battling ever since to pay for her service amid the cost of living crisis
After being diagnosed with Edwards’ syndrome in the womb, she was stillborn after giving her final kick at 31 weeks
Nearly two years on, Loretta resolved to sell her iPhone to pay the remainder of her debt for Liliana’s urn, flowers and order of service
'I've got a lot of trust in people. So when someone in society preys on that trust I find it quite difficult.
'I'm raising four girls on my own after losing my fifth daughter - I always say be a strong independent woman but then things like this happen and you think, oh gosh, and it all goes out the window.
'You can't trust anyone these days.
'I should have been more aware of it, I think, but I'm only just seeing the light at the end of the tunnel since we lost Liliana. I'm still in that process.'
Loretta lost little Liliana-Coco in June 2021 and has been battling ever since to pay for her service amid the cost of living crisis.
After being diagnosed with Edwards’ syndrome in the womb, she was stillborn after giving her final kick at 31 weeks.
After she was born, the Snowdrop Suite at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital held Liliana in a cold cot for three days and allowed her family to be with her.
Nearly two years on, Loretta resolved to sell her iPhone to pay the remainder of her debt for Liliana’s urn, flowers and order of service.
Three of her kids - Lorena, 13, Oleina, 10, and Mahalia, 7 - were in the house with her while the robber took her phone, while Naima, 23, has moved out Pictured from left to right: Naima-Mae, Loretta, Norena-Rose, Oliina-Winnie and Mahali-Sun
Loretta and her children have created a memorial garden for Liliana, who was born 31 weeks into her pregnancy
But when a man - who had an Irish accent - came to pick it the phone, he grabbed Loretta's wrist and snatched it from her
But when a man - who had an Irish accent -
