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The devastated parents of a hero soldier killed in Afghanistan have been targeted by burglars.

Jimmy Major was just 18 when he was murdered by a rogue Afghan police officer while he was protecting a check point in Shin Kalay.

And now his heartbroken parents, who run a pub in Saltfleet, in Lincolnshire, have been targeted by burglars who have taken a charity tin full of money for Help for Heroes.

Ady and Kim Major have branded the thieves "scum of the earth" and are appealing for help in catching those responsible.

Ady, 54, said: Our son gave his life to protect our country and then you get these scum. They have no morals.

Burglars also stole around 800 and the keys to Adys grey Range Rover.

The couple, who used to live in Cleethorpes, believe it could be in the Grimsby area.

The pub was broken into around 5am on Saturday.

Kim and Ady and their family moved to Saltfleet to take over the village shop and petrol station.

Their hero son, who was a Cleethorpes Guardsman, was unarmed when he was gunned down.

Sgt Matthew Telford, 37, of Scartho of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, was killed alongside him.

They were two of five servicemen targeted by shooter Gulbuddin.

As well as having a Cleethorpes street named after their son, the couple also named the cafe next to their shop Jimmys.

Kim and Ady took over the village pub The Crown Inn, in February this year.

Kim said: We are upset, especially when we are working hard for the community.

Ady told the Grimsby Telegraph: We have had a number of reports of sightings of the car. One was in West Street and another in Mill Road.

It is outrageous after all that we have been through as a family.

We have a charity event at the pub on August 6 and had a jar on the bar for Help for Heroes and they took that as well as the keys to the car. They just dont have any morals, said Ady.

He has been touring Cleethorpes and Grimsby to see if he can find his grey Range Rover registered R300 ADY.

A Lincolnshire Police spokeswoman said investigations were continuing into the burglary of the pub on Pump Lane, Saltfleet which was reported at 6am.

Anyone with information was urged to contact Lincolnshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 93 of July 22.

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