Article: Student's thesis is stolen with laptop

A STUDENT who is almost completely deaf has had her PhD thesis stolen.

Lisa Townsend lost the years of research as well as book proposal documents when her laptop computer was taken during a burglary at her south Belfast home.

It is understood that Lisa (30) was targeted during a spate of burglaries in the Donegall Pass area at the start of the week.

Ms Townsend, who was hoping to have the thesis published, has made a desperate appeal for the thieves to return the computer.

She told the Belfast Telegraph: "I need the laptop back as soon as possible - not only was there a copy of my doctoral thesis on it, but there was also more recent research work and book proposal documents.

"I need that ...

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