A CHARITY has come to the aid of a blind, disabled girl after thieves destroyed and stole her prized possessions.

The thieves ransacked the bedroom of 12-year-old Addeba Hussain on Saturday night, after waiting for the family to leave the home. They got in through a kitchen window.

Although it was clear that the room belonged to a disabled girl, the burglars broke equipment and took CDs, DVDs and money.

After learning of her plight, TFM Radio charity Cash For Kids has stepped in to replace the stolen goods.

Addeba has cerebral palsy, severe learning difficulties, epilepsy, curvature of the spine, is blind and cannot walk or talk.

She was in respite care when the thieves struck.

At the time of the robbery, her mother, Tasveer, had taken Addeba's nine-year-old sister Nafeesa to the cinema. Her father Ashiq, 46, was in Pakistan.

Mrs Hussain said she left the home, in Egmont Road, Middlesbrough, at 6pm, and returned at 11.30pm, to find that it had been raided.

She said: "All I have done since Saturday is cry.

"To steal from anybody is wrong, but to steal from a disabled child who can't defend herself or shout for help is disgraceful - they should feel ashamed.

"I'm just so glad Addeba was not here when it happened - who knows what they would have done to her.

"You can clearly see that the room belongs to a disabled child, with the ceiling hoist, specialist bed and equipment.

"But they broke her disco light ball which I put on for her at bedtime, took all her Disney CDs and DVDs, her orange cat money box with over £20 in it."

Cash For Kids helps hundreds of children from across the region, and the charity's manager, Dawn Carney, said it had been to see the family and promised to replace all the equipment.

Ms Carney said: "They have gone through her bedroom and ransacked it. It is not very nice.

"Our charity helps children all year round. It is the sort of thing we do every day. We wanted to replace everything and maybe buy a few more items."

Staff at Tesco, in Coulby Newham, have agreed to replace the missing CDs and DVDs.

A store spokesman said: "We are happy to support Addeba, and we cannot believe that someone would do something like that."