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A Masterton family keeping vigil over their sick child at Auckland's Starship hospital will be returning to their home apparently burgled and spray painted by the youth gang Killer Beez.
Their house was burgled and ransacked, with the telltale insignia of the Killer Beez tagged on the walls and fence of the house, The Dominion Post reported.
The house, which was being looked after by a neighbour, appeared to have been broken into on Thursday afternoon.
Sergeant Mike Sutton said the burglary had all the hallmarks of a tragedy.
"This family is already under strain with a very sick child far away from home and to have this happen is horrific."
District Intelligence senior sergeant Mark Duncan said police believed the Killer Beez were "endeavouring to gain a foothold" in Wairarapa.
- NZPA
