A little boy who had his wheelchair stolen last weekend has been given a temporary replacement as public offers of support continue to roll in.
The Courier told last week how six-year-old Dylan Muir was confined to his home after thieves stole the wheelchairs he is dependent on.
Dylan suffers from cerebral palsy and can only walk a limited distance with a walking frame.
He had been getting around in a specially designed wheelchair, which was recently replaced with a slightly bigger one which has distinctive red spokes.
But both the wheelchairs were stolen from his garden leaving him all but housebound and very upset.
Dylan’s grandmother Brenda McCutcheon, who looks after Dylan at her home in Glenrothes, said it had been “quite a surprise” that members of the public had got in touch.
She said of the replacement: “It’s a nice one, gold framework with a spider web and spider on the wheels this time. I am touched by the strangers offering support and I would like to thank them all.
“But while I have shed bucket-loads of tears, Dylan is thankfully resilient to any lasting damage to him, and we still have the same problem of storage.”
The Courier has been contacted by a number of people offering support including an unemployed Dundee man, an Edinburgh businessman and others who wish to remain anonymous.
The theft happened overnight between last Friday and Saturday.
The wheelchairs had been left in a gap between the hedge and step. Due to a lack of storage in the house, they have been left there every night since they moved into the house 10 weeks ago.
One of the stolen chairs is described as being medium-sized, metallic red with spoke wheels, while the other is described as being small-sized, black with yellow disk wheels with smiley faces on them.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact them on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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