A 75-year-old woman who received a letter of apology from the career criminal who burgled her home felt so sorry for him that she sent him £20 in prison. Kevin Derbyshire, 24, and an accomplice stole £10,000 worth of jewellery when they raided the home of Loretta Smith in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The men were caught after footage of the raid, taken from a camera on Mrs Smith's property, was posted online. Apology: Kevin Derbyshire (left) wrote a letter to Mrs Smith while he was awaiting sentencing for the burglary, which took place in August last year. Graham Llewellyn's (right) letter to the 75-year-old has gone unanswered
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Kevin Derbyshire, 24, stole £10,000 worth of jewellery from Loretta Smith
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He was caught after footage of the raid on her Bolton home was put online
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Derbyshire wrote a letter apologising and said he would buy her flowers
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Mrs Smith, 75, felt bad and said it was 'normal' to send him money in jail
Graham Llewellyn
The raid took place while Mrs Smith was at work after Derbyshire and @placeholder spotted an open skylight window and climbed into the property.