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Special needs girl has bike stolen
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl with special needs is devastated after yobs stole her bike as she played in her garden.
Courtney Brown, 6, of Pepys Grove, Gaer, was playing in her garden on Bank Holiday Sunday at around 7pm, when a group of six youths aged around 14 or 15 turned up.
Her mum Sarah told the Argus: "She ran into the house saying these boys were trying to steal her and her sister's bikes."
Ms Brown, a single mum-of-four, was initially afraid to go outside alone.
But when she did, she saw the youths had jumped on her elder daughter Whitney's bike, breaking it, and one was riding away on Courtenay's mountain bike.
Courtney, who has just started at Monnow Way special school, was left inconsolable about the loss of her bike.
Ms Brown said: "Courtney has special needs and she just doesn't understand why she hasn't got a bike now. It's really upset and frightened her."
She has since been able to get Whitney's bike mended but cannot stretch to buying a brand new bike to replace the stolen one.
Ms Brown said the youths ran and cycled off towards Ben Jonson Way towards the Spar.
Newport police are appealing for any witnesses or people with information to contact them immediately on 01633 838111.
The bike, which is still missing, was a silver and purple mountain bike, with a slight tear on the seat.
2:48pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: oggy, newport on 3:11pm Wed 7 May 08
Its an evil world we live in today and this story just proves it..Hope the yobs that done get all the bad luck in the world!
Its an evil world we live in today and this story just proves it..Hope the yobs that done get all the bad luck in the world!
Posted by: sherryp, duffryn on 3:56pm Wed 7 May 08
So sad. I know how she feels. I've lost 11 bikes in 3 years, some I'm still paying for, some with as many as 3 locks. My son's special needs bike was amongst them. Some I've found later, trashed for the sake of stealing a tyre or a pedal! The little maggots in the duffryn/maesglas/ gaer areas learn to bump locks and terrorise at the bottle. What chance do we stand? The Police don't care.
So sad. I know how she feels. I've lost 11 bikes in 3 years, some I'm still paying for, some with as many as 3 locks. My son's special needs bike was amongst them. Some I've found later, trashed for the sake of stealing a tyre or a pedal! The little maggots in the duffryn/maesglas/ gaer areas learn to bump locks and terrorise at the bottle. What chance do we stand? The Police don't care.
Posted by: Mollyjean, Newport on 4:07pm Wed 7 May 08
Awww sweetheart, you must be so upset, I'm so sorry for you. I hope those bad youths get their comeuppance one day soon x x x
Awww sweetheart, you must be so upset, I'm so sorry for you. I hope those bad youths get their comeuppance one day soon x x x
Posted by: Boyo, Cwmbran on 8:41pm Wed 7 May 08
Sorry for being so ignorant but what is a "special needs bike"?
Sorry for being so ignorant but what is a "special needs bike"?
Posted by: Grumpy Old Man, The Gaer on 12:07am Thu 8 May 08
There is a core of evil kids on The Gaer all of whom are known to the authorities.
Wheel them in and sort this out please you "Boys in Blue"!
There is a core of evil kids on The Gaer all of whom are known to the authorities.
Wheel them in and sort this out please you "Boys in Blue"!
Posted by: lisaJ, newport on 11:12am Thu 8 May 08
Message to Boyo - if you read the above properly you wouldn't have to ask such an assinine question and obviously if there were such a thing as a special needs bike, you wouldn't be able to understand if it was explained to you anyway.
Message to Boyo - if you read the above properly you wouldn't have to ask such an assinine question and obviously if there were such a thing as a special needs bike, you wouldn't be able to understand if it was explained to you anyway.
Posted by: sherryp, duffryn on 11:24am Thu 8 May 08
Mine was a large, heavily built three wheeler. It was geared very low, and was able to be pedalled both backwards and forwards. I think Whitney's bike was of the more usual type. Don't be afraid to ask, it's the way we learn.
Mine was a large, heavily built three wheeler. It was geared very low, and was able to be pedalled both backwards and forwards. I think Whitney's bike was of the more usual type. Don't be afraid to ask, it's the way we learn.
Posted by: sherryp, duffryn on 11:25am Thu 8 May 08
Whoops, sorry lovely, I meant Courtney, of course.
Whoops, sorry lovely, I meant Courtney, of course.
Posted by: Ceri on 2:14pm Thu 8 May 08
How horrible... Poor Courtney..... these youths need to be sorted out!! Reality check... if they did catch them... hmmm a smack on the wrists is all they would probably get....
How horrible... Poor Courtney..... these youths need to be sorted out!! Reality check... if they did catch them... hmmm a smack on the wrists is all they would probably get....
Posted by: Boyo, Cwmbran on 7:25pm Thu 8 May 08
Thanks very much for your helpful answer sherryp.
As for the answer from lisaj why are you being such a bi*ch, it seems as if nobody can ask a question on this site without you having a go at them. Oh, and I'm very sorry to hear that your fourth marriage has failed, and your only 28, was it your husbands fault again?
Thanks very much for your helpful answer sherryp.
As for the answer from lisaj why are you being such a bi*ch, it seems as if nobody can ask a question on this site without you having a go at them. Oh, and I'm very sorry to hear that your fourth marriage has failed, and your only 28, was it your husbands fault again?
Posted by: dave, newport on 12:20am Sun 11 May 08
[quote][bold]lisaJ[/bold] wrote:
Message to Boyo - if you read the above properly you wouldn't have to ask such an assinine question and obviously if there were such a thing as a special needs bike, you wouldn't be able to understand if it was explained to you anyway.[/quote] i was woundering the same thing as boyo so dont try be funny not every1 knows what a special needs bike is
lisaJ wrote:
Message to Boyo - if you read the above properly you wouldn't have to ask such an assinine question and obviously if there were such a thing as a special needs bike, you wouldn't be able to understand if it was explained to you anyway.
i was woundering the same thing as boyo so dont try be funny not every1 knows what a special needs bike is
Posted by: dave, newport on 12:21am Sun 11 May 08
[quote][bold]lisaJ[/bold] wrote:
Message to Boyo - if you read the above properly you wouldn't have to ask such an assinine question and obviously if there were such a thing as a special needs bike, you wouldn't be able to understand if it was explained to you anyway.[/quote] i was woundering the same thing as boyo so dont try be funny not every1 knows what a special needs bike is
lisaJ wrote:
Message to Boyo - if you read the above properly you wouldn't have to ask such an assinine question and obviously if there were such a thing as a special needs bike, you wouldn't be able to understand if it was explained to you anyway.
i was woundering the same thing as boyo so dont try be funny not every1 knows what a special needs bike is
Posted by: Argusfan, Cwmbran on 4:52pm Sun 11 May 08
Leave it up to a group of thieving, light-fingered morons who are old enough to know better to go and steal a 6 year olds' bike. It makes me sick!!
Leave it up to a group of thieving, light-fingered morons who are old enough to know better to go and steal a 6 year olds' bike. It makes me sick!!
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