A Glasgow granny has been left 'frightened in her own home' after thieves stole her wheelchair and walking frame.
Kim Sneddon is now housebound after the vital equipment was taken from the garden of her Glasgow home.
The 61-year-old suffers from multiple ailments, including arthritis, and is waiting for a hip replacement, the Daily Record reports.
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She says the theft has left her unable to leave the house and feeling very vulnerable.
Kim explained: "The whole thing has left me so upset.
"Why would anyone think it's acceptable to target a vulnerable person who lives alone, whoever has done this clearly has no empathy for others.
"I'm now frightened in my own home and this is costing the NHS too as I will need to get replacements.
"The cost of living is going up and people might turn to crime, but I'm struggling to survive too, we all are."
Kim has been battling a number of health issues for around eight years.
She added: "I have arthritis in my hip and waiting for a hip replacement.
"I suffer from angina, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and femoroacetabular impingement, an issue with joints in my hip.
"I barely get out the house as it is, but I need my wheelchair to get to appointments with my nurse as I need to walk down a few steps to get onto the road.
"It's despicable."
The wheelchair and frame were stolen from Kim's garden in
Kim stores her black wheelchair and red and black walking frame in her front garden at her home in Whitburn Street, hidden behind bushes and outdoor storage.
They were stolen sometime between May 12 and 13.
She first called police on Friday morning when her 38-year-old daughter Michelle noticed they'd vanished.
"Michelle and my seven-year-old granddaughter, Hollie Wylie, stayed with me the night before," Kim said.
"They left the house at around 8am to 8.30am to take Hollie to school.
"That's when Michelle noticed they were gone.
"Hollie was out playing on Thursday night on our road till around 8.30pm, that's when we last saw the wheelchair and frame.
"One neighbour thought she saw a white van parked near my house late on Thursday night but that could have been anyone. "
She added: "If you have any information please get in touch."
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde provided Kim with a new wheelchair on May 20 but her own chair and walker are still missing.
Anyone with information that could help police is urged to come forward.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "On Friday, May 13 police received a report of the theft a wheelchair and walking aid from outside a property on Whitburn Street in Glasgow.
"The theft occurred overnight and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
"Anyone with any information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0816 of Friday, May 13."
