Candy Atkinson. Photo / Christine Cornege
Donations have started coming in for a Hamilton family whose house was burgled and trashed by a group of children.
Hamilton City councillor Angela O'Leary has started a donation drive on her Facebook page to help Candy Atkinson and her children, whose Melville home was ransacked by the youngsters last
week in what police have described as "the worst burglary in a decade".
The Herald understands other donation drives are under way by local radio station Classic Hits and the Waikato District Council.
Ms O'Leary said the response had been positive with goods and vouchers received already but she expected more people to help once word spread.
She believed the outpouring of support for Ms Atkinson and her three children reflected the outrage in the community.
