A doting dad has told how callous crooks broke into his allotment and nicked his young son's bike.
The mountain bike - estimated to be worth more than £500 - was reported stolen from the Canonmills area of Edinburgh this week.
Dad Mitesh Fatani went online to make a plea for any information about his devastated son's stolen dark green Whyte 303 children’s bike which was taken over the weekend.
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Mitesh spoke to Edinburgh Live and said: “My son is only seven years old; his bike was stolen and the bike was stored within our shed but there was a break in and there was a problem with the security system in the allotment.”
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“Someone managed to get in and steal the bike which is very disappointing for us. He is absolutely devastated and he has not been feeling well, he’s been off school for the past two days and he’s not feeling the best.”
The bike was reported stolen to police in the last few days and a spokesperson for Police Scotland confirmed "investigations are still ongoing."
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