Little Leeds boy cannot go to school after heartless thieves steal his wheelchair

Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a little boy's stolen wheelchair - otherwise he cannot go to school.

Police have put out an appeal after a car was broken into in Greenmount Terrace in LS11 overnight.

The stolen wheelchair. Photo: West Yorkshire Policeplaceholder image
The stolen wheelchair. Photo: West Yorkshire Police

-> M62 strewn with hundreds of Coke bottles after lorry overturnsAn electric wheelchair was stolen from the car in the incident.

The wheelchair is custom made specifically for the boy's needs.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "Overnight a car was broken into on Greenmount Terrace, and a childs Electric Wheelchair was stolen.

"This is a custom made wheelchair specifically for his needs, and without it he cannot attend School.

"Can anyone with any information please contact West Yorkshire Police quoting reference 13180197766."

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