Teen devastated after boxing equipment stolen days before international competition

A teenage girl from Dukinfield is "devastated" after her boxing equipment was stolen- days before she is due to compete for the North West in Sweden.

Boxing ace Faye started the sport at the age of nine and regularly competes in tournaments, even making it to the semi-finals of a major competition in Guildford. She was entered very last minute into a tournament in Sweden, where she will be competing for the North West on Friday (29 April).

Last Friday (22 April), just after 2pm, Faye McCormick, 15, was travelling with her dad, Rob, in his van in Hyde. After parking up near the Hyde Snooker & Social Club, the pair left the van for five minutes.

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When they came back, Faye was devastated to discover that her bag with all her boxing equipment and belongings was gone. An eyewitness then approached Rob and Faye to tell them that they saw people exit a silver Volkswagen Caddy car and break into the van, before taking the items and fleeing.

Faye lost her black and grey Venum bag, a gum shield, blue rival boxing gloves, red head guard, hair nets, hand wraps, skipping rope, blue Hugo Boss bubble coat, Nike trainers, Nike t-shirt, Under Armour shorts, Primark underwear and pyjamas.

Faye's mum, Michelle Brown, 37, told the M.E.N. about the devastating ordeal. She said: "Faye's dad had just picked her up and was goingto take her to boxing that evening.

"So he took her with him for a job and they were literally out of his van for five minutes. And they came back and the boxing bag had gone.A witnesssaid the thieves must have had some sort of key fob, because they put something against the van's lock, opened the door, grabbed the bag and her