Havant couple 'devastated' after their mobility scooters are stolen during their holiday
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Susan and Martin Gover made the sad discovery after returning to their Guinness Partnership home in Stone Square, Havant, last month.
The pair went to stay with family in Cumbria and went on holiday to Wales in July while the housing firm’s contractors stopped the leak and refurbished their kitchen.
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Hide AdBut their arrival home turned sour when they saw the scooters were missing from their back garden’s alcove.
One was Susan’s late mother’s and Martin, a disabled former Army Catering Corps chef, was given the other by the armed forces charity SSAFA.
‘I’m devastated because I only lost my mum in November,’ said Susan, a 56-year-old carer.
‘Even if we got a replacement for that one it wouldn’t be the same because the fact it was my mum’s made it irreplaceable.’
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Hide AdMr Gover, 67, has the lung disease COPD, arthritis and fibromyalgia – a condition that causes chronic widespread pain and fatigue.
He said the loss of his scooter has left him ‘very low’ and he wants someone held accountable for its disappearance.
‘This has affected me quite a lot because I suffer from depression and I get very down,’ said Mr Gover, who struggles to walk unaided.
‘SSAFA spent quite a bit of money and time trying to get me that scooter and it seems wrong that no one is taking responsibility for this.’