Grandmother’s life savings gone as $350,000 in cash and jewels stolen

Brazen thieves have ransacked a West Australian grandmother’s home, taking her life savings and leaving her too frightened to leave the house.

A number of people forced their way inside Bee Scott’s home in the south-east Perth suburb of Gosnells on May 28.

She said the thieves forced entry through the back door of her home, where she had been living for more than three decades.

Bee said the group rummaged through drawers and personal items before they found a hidden safe.

Inside was $200,000 cash and $150,000 worth of sentimental jewellery.

“I just feel devastated, I feel like what’s the point in going on, I’m even too frightened to leave the house,” she said.

“How would they like it to happen to their mother or their grandmother or their wife?”

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Detectives are calling on the public for their help, asking those in the area to check their dashcam and CCTV between 7.30am and 1.30pm on the day of the burglary.

“We’re doing everything we can to solve this, and hold those responsible accountable for their actions,” WA Police detective Kyle Vander Linden said.

Bee’s daughter Shireen Scott said her mum has been a “very frugal” person.

“She was working at the time, she was cleaning houses,” she said.

“She still works to get that security. 

“These people are lazy and think they are entitled to take people’s property, but not only that they’ve destroyed her security, living independently on her own, they’ve robbed her of everything.”

Bee wasn’t home at the time but her dog Archie and two cats were.

The robbery left them all shaken.

“It was so brazen in the middle of the day, prepared, dragging a heavy safe,” Shireen said.

The grandmother, in her 80s, is hoping someone might recognise her precious items.

“The sovereign necklace, I bought that at 17 in London,” she said, the emotion obvious in her voice.

Police don’t believe the burglary was carried out by a lone offender.

Detectives are trying to figure out how the thieves lugged the safe out of the home down the driveway without anyone noticing.

“One male was walking in the area who was wearing a black cap, black and white jacket with gold writing on the back,” Detective Kyle Vander Linden said.

“ ... Detectives would like to speak to this male, as we believe he might have seen something.”