A three-year-old boy has been left devastated after a mini-quad bike which was bought for him as a joint birthday and Christmas present was stolen from his home near Shrewsbury.
Samuel Jones had only had the quad bike for about a month after being given it as an early present ahead of Christmas and his fourth birthday which is next month by his parents Dean and Denise.
Dad Dean, 37, from Dorrington, said his son could not understand why the £500 quad bike had gone missing, after it was stolen from a shed at the family home sometime between 10am and 2pm on Thursday.
He said: “It was a joint birthday and Christmas present for my son, and he has had it early. He knows it’s missing but he can’t understand where it has gone.
“He’s upset and it’s awkward to explain to him where it has gone.
“You save up for these items and buy them and then some low life scum comes and takes them away from you.
“I would like to appeal to whoever took it for it to be returned.”
Samuel’s mum Denise said the family was all unsettled about the theft.
She said Samuel, who has four sisters, had loved using the quad bike in the few weeks since he had been given it.
She said: “We wanted him to start using it and get the hang of it before Christmas.
“He loved it, put it in the shed and put a blanket on it and kissed it at night. He asked about it every morning and wanted to go on it everyday, which he did.
“It was all he used to ask about. I was crying all Thursday night about it. We all got very unsettled about it.”
Police today confirmed that the theft had been reported to them and appealed for any witnesses or people who knew the whereabouts of the quad bike to contact them.
A description of the stolen vehicle has also been released by Dean, who said it is a yellow and black Smart Shark 50cc mini quad bike.
Anybody with any information about the theft is asked to call police on 0300 3333000.
By John Kirk
9 Comments
What on earth is 3yr old boy doing on a quad bike, what are his parents thinking, are they trying to do,raise a future driver!
It just “beggars belief” that parents are so irresponsible with their precious children, what would have happened if he had been involved in an accident, blame the manufacturers I suppose, for making the vehicle in the first place, unbelievable!.
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not the point, just because in your eyes he may be a bit young to use it, does that make it ok for someone to steal it..
which is the point..
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Sorry to hear that someone has stolen it, and nothing but contempt for the thief, but I have to concur with the first comment.
3 years old is far too young to be playing with motor vehicles - even if he was only doing it on private land. To use it anywhere else (road, pavement, public space) would be against the law.
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A 3 year old on a 50cc bike is plan irresponsible. I’ve been around bikes all my life and there is no way i would let my 6 year old ride a 50cc. Having it stolen has probably saved the boy serious injury.
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Although I have nothing but sympathy for the little boy who has lost his combined Christmas and Birthday present, who on earth would, having managed to find £500 to pay for this bike (especially considering they have 4 other children to provide Christmas gifts for) would leave it in a shed that was obviously not secure enough to prevent some despicable thieving git coming along and helping themselves to it? Surely anyone with this kind of money to spend on one toy would make sure it was safe? As for whether or not the lad was old enough to drive it, that is entirely the parents’ responsibility and decision to make.
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The theft probably prevented a serious injury.
Crazy parents thinking a 50cc quad bike is a toy. Kids should be allowed to play in a safe environment not as the next Eddie kid?
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lewis hamilton probably started about that age, i preferred the relative safety of a dinky toy
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Almost 4 years old…don’t forget that! makes the world of difference. Im buying my 4 year old a jigsaw for Xmas….if he’s really good I’ll buy him a plug for it too!
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Quad Bikes appear to be the most nickable (is there such a word?) items on the planet! but I have to agree with most of the comments a 3 year old on a 60cc bike! sounds a tad dangerous to me.
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