Cleveland mom’s Kia stolen with Christmas gifts inside; now she’s fighting insurance

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – It’s the time of 12 months when many individuals are within the Christmas spirit. However that’s not the case for one Cleveland mother.

The lady’s Kia Sportage was stolen simply days earlier than Thanksgiving. Police ultimately discovered it two weeks later, nevertheless it was a complete mess.

“They tousled the rim, the entrance tire blew out, they ripped off my fuel cap, they destroyed all of the seats,” Shanel Constantino mentioned.

She left Christmas items and a laptop computer inside her automotive. All these gadgets are gone. She has been driving a rental automotive because the incident and preventing her insurance coverage firm.

“They’re solely masking $15,000 of the $19,000 that’s owed. I can’t get financed anyplace, no banks are choosing me up, regardless that I’ve a 100 constructive fee historical past.”

Christmas isn’t trying as merry as she deliberate. Time will quickly run out for the rental automotive, leaving her scrambling for a strategy to get round.

“It hurts, it hurts. The truth that these thefts are nonetheless happening within the metropolis after every little thing that has occurred within the metropolis,” Constantino mentioned. “All these households who’ve loss their Kias and Hyundais. I can solely think about what different households are going by way of.”

Constantino mentioned not solely has this put a damper on her Christmas spirit, however the look on her youngsters’s faces is what hurts essentially the most.

“Each of my children simply maintain asking when are we going to get our automotive again mommy, they don’t perceive,” she mentioned.

She is hoping automotive firms can have a coronary heart in the course of the holidays.

“Kia must step up and do one thing with reference to all their purchasers or these banks want to know not everyone’s credit score rating stays the identical from the time they bought their car,” Constantino mentioned.

If you want to assist Constantino, please ship her an e-mail at nellys.cocina87@gmail.com.

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