Arsonists torch caravan – and mock owners by leaving Joker ‘calling cards’ at the scene of the crime

A RETIRED couple's "pride and joy" was destroyed when arsonists torched their beloved caravan - and mocked them by leaving Joker calling cards at the scene.

Pensioner Colin White and his wife Jean, who suffers from early-onset dementia, had poured their life savings into a caravan for holidays to Scotland.

But yobs torched the vehicle along with a Kia car on Saturday morning - and gas cylinders in the caravan caused it to explode.

And, in a sick twist, the culprits left a deck of playing cards at the scene - with the couple's granddaughter claiming other houses in the area have also been targeted with the same stunt.

Teenager Olivia Barnes said her grandparents were "a wreck" after the blaze caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to their home in the Lancashire village of Euxton.

Olivia, an 18-year-old bartender, said: "Their world has come crashing down.