Jesy Nelson puts up reward after car with twins’ ‘needed’ medical equipment stolen

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson is offering a £10,000 reward after her car containing vital hospital equipment for her twin daughters with SMA was stolen from her driveway

Ex-Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson is offering a reward after thieves stole her car, which contained vital medical equipment for her twin girls who suffer from a severe muscular disease. The 34-year-old welcomed twins Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster prematurely with Zion Foster in May last year.

In January, she revealed that her daughters had been diagnosed with SMA1 (spinal muscular atrophy). Since then, Jesy has campaigned to add SMA screening to the newborn heel prick test, raising awareness about the condition.

The NHS website states that the test, which involves a blood sample to detect rare but serious health conditions, is offered to every baby at five days old.

Although Scotland plans to introduce SMA screening for babies in the spring, it is not currently available for newborns elsewhere in the UK. Jesy has been sharing updates about her daughters’ condition and took to Instagram on Sunday (April 19) to ask for help locating her stolen vehicle, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Writing on her story, Jesy said: “My car got stolen off my driveway in the early hours of this morning, if anyone sees a black Defender reg plate JJ73SSY. Please, if any of you have seen or know of any information can you DM me or contact the police.

“I have so much of my girls’ hospital equipment in that car that’s really needed.” In subsequent posts, Jesy announced a £10,000 reward for any information leading to the car’s recovery, stating it was stolen in Brentwood, Essex.

She also revealed that the vehicle was last spotted on CCTV at 3am in Chelmsford. Earlier this year, the singer shared that her daughters’ diagnosis would likely mean they will never be able to walk or regain their neck strength.

As per NHS guidelines, SMA leads to muscle weakness, movement issues, breathing and swallowing difficulties, muscle tremors, as well as bone and joint problems. In a conversation with the Press Association, Jesy spoke about her activism: “It has caused a lot of commotion and it’s been amazing because the SMA community have been screaming and shouting about this for years, and it’s never been taken seriously.”

During her pregnancy, documented in the Prime Video documentary series, Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, Jesy faced complications such as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). She also said in a Q&A: “I just hope people continue to watch the next part of the journey.

“When the girls got their diagnosis, we decided that we wanted to continue filming.

“As hard as it was, we were like, ‘You know what.

“There’s a reason you guys are here, and we’ve got to make the best out of this situation’.”

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