November 8th 2024.
Emily Aitchison and her mother, Kerry, were faced with a life-threatening situation when two robbers, pretending to be police officers, broke into their home at Poole Harbour in February 2023. The 22-year-old Emily's quick thinking ultimately saved them from being shot. The two robbers, one of them being Ashley Fulton, were not only wearing fake police uniforms but also had a friend with them who cannot be named for legal reasons.
As soon as they gained entry into the house, they began pulling Emily around by her hair and even threatened to burn her with an iron. They were after the safe and demanded that Emily open it. However, Emily bravely refused and even falsely entered the code twice, knowing that the alarm would be triggered if she did it a third time. The robbers, in a state of panic, decided to flee but not before stealing over £200,000 worth of luxury items from the house.
It was later revealed that Emily's father, Mark, was the chief executive officer of Colten Care, which owns several care homes in the south of England. The robbers had come under the pretense of doing door-to-door inquiries about a rape case, which had occurred two days before. But as Kerry leaned in to look at their identification, one of the robbers put a gloved hand over her mouth and warned her to stay quiet if she didn't want to get hurt.
According to the prosecutor, Mike Mason, Kerry was then violently pushed to the ground and had her hands and feet tied up. It was at this point that Emily returned home from lunch and was also held at gunpoint by the robbers. They threatened her and dragged her through the house, where she saw her mother lying on the ground with her hands tied behind her back. The robbers continued to demand the code to the safe, threatening to kill Kerry if they didn't get it.
But Kerry, showing immense courage, stood up to the robbers and called them "the scum of the earth." She even went on to say that they had ruined people's lives with their actions. The robbers, later identified as Ashley Fulton and his accomplice, made several mistakes that left a trail of evidence for the police to follow. Their DNA was found all over the house, and their getaway car was caught on CCTV, which was registered under Fulton's name.
Further investigations revealed that Fulton had searched for the exact model of the Patek Philippe watch that was stolen from the Aitchison's house, just two hours after the robbery. It was also discovered that he had ordered police ID wallets and lanyards online. In court, Judge William Mousley declared Fulton a "significant risk to the public" and sentenced him to life in prison with a minimum of nine years and 192 days before being considered for parole.
During the trial, Kerry spoke of the impact the robbery had on their family. She tearfully recalled the terror on her daughter's face during the ordeal and how it had affected her. Emily struggled to leave the house for six weeks and suffered from panic attacks. The family's belongings, valued at over £200,000, were never recovered.
In his sentencing, Judge Mousley acknowledged the psychological harm that Kerry and Emily had suffered and praised them for their courageous statements. He also apologized for the lengthy trial and hoped that the family could start to move forward and put this traumatic event behind them. Fulton had been diagnosed with a personality disorder and put on medication, but it was determined that he was still a danger to the public and deserved the life sentence.
In conclusion, the Aitchison family's home, which was once a safe haven, was now a crime scene, and the impact of the robbery would stay with them forever. But despite the ordeal, they showed immense bravery and resilience, standing up to the robbers and speaking out against their actions.
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