The daughter of late Motown legend Edwin Starr was devastated to find thieves had stolen the saxophone her father left her - the only thing she had to remember him by.

Thieves smashed the window of Amanda Grieg's car while it was parked overnight outside a friend's house in Brunswick Road, Sutton.

They stole the saxophone, which had "Edwin" emblazoned across the case in silver - and Amanda's white handbag.

Amanda, 20, said: "The saxophone was the only thing I was able to keep out of all my dad's possessions, not that I wanted anything else.

"I will always have his music to listen to, but this was the only thing I had that was actually personal and belonged to him."

Mr Starr, a Motown and soul star who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s, was best known for hits such as War, Stop Her On Sight and I Want My Baby Back.

He was born in Tennessee, but lived in Nottingham in the years before his death from a heart attack in 2003, at the age of just 61.

Amanda had a good relationship with her father, but he did not leave a will and his estate has gone to other family members. She has since been learning to play his much-loved saxophone.

She said: "It was always one of my favourite instruments and I always wanted to learn but never did. When my dad was alive he would say it was bad for my teeth."

The saxophone was taken between midnight on Sunday, October 7, and 10.40am the next day.

It was in a brown leather case with a handle, with Edwin across the front in silver writing.

The saxophone itself is gold-coloured brass with pieces wrapped in cloth, with handwritten sheet music in the case.

Anyone with information should call the crime management unit at Sutton police on 020 8649 0451, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.