Havant couple 'devastated' after their mobility scooters are stolen during their holiday

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A COUPLE who stayed with family after their washing machine flooded their bungalow were ‘devastated’ to find their two mobility scooters had been stolen when they got back.

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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But their arrival home turned sour when they saw the scooters were missing from their back garden’s alcove.

Stone Square, Havant, where Mr and Mrs Gover live. Picture: Google Street ViewStone Square, Havant, where Mr and Mrs Gover live. Picture: Google Street View
Stone Square, Havant, where Mr and Mrs Gover live. Picture: Google Street View

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.

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‘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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The scooters were stolen while Mr and Mrs Gover were away from home from July 28 and September 19The scooters were stolen while Mr and Mrs Gover were away from home from July 28 and September 19
The scooters were stolen while Mr and Mrs Gover were away from home from July 28 and September 19

Mr 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.’