Scooter stolen from OAP

By The Newsroom
Published 4th Jun 2007, 15:50 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 17:45 BST
Callous thieves have left an elderly Bognor Regis woman without her transport.

The criminals stole the electric scooter which Lily Carpenter (82) had been using for just three weeks.

That short period had been enough for Mrs Carpenter (82) to appreciate the benefits of the four wheeler.

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But its theft from outside her flat at Sovereign Court in Campbell Road has left her relying on her three wheel frame to take even short journeys. Even using it for short walks to the town centre shops leaves her in too much pain from her sciatic nerve. She said: 'I am devastated by the theft. The scooter made a lot of difference to me.'