Mike Vandeman[_4_]
July 7th 12, 06:35 PM
It seems to me that they did him a FAVOR: preventing him from injuring his brain again!
Mike
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Thieves-snatch-injured-Scott-s-bike-lies/story-16496766-detail/story.html
Thieves snatch injured Scott's bike as he lies recovering in hospital
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Derby Telegraph
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THIEVES have stolen a mountain bike from a young rider while he is recovering in hospital after suffering brain injuries in a crash.
Scott Shepherd has been in hospital since being hurt in a downhill mountain bike race, in Kent, on May 8 last year.
Scott Shepherd is pictured in action at the race in Kent where he crashed last year. Below, Scott and his mountain bike which has now been stolen.
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His family say the 27-year-old is beginning to improve and showing signs of communication, but yesterday one of his mountain bikes was stolen from where it was being kept at sister Lisa Shepherd's home in Allenton.
She was in bed at the house in Marina Drive when she heard dogs barking next door in the early hours.
The 31-year-old said: "I got up and went outside to have a look. This must have been about 1am on Friday morning. I couldn't see anything but it was unusual to hear the dogs bark.
"I went out again about 5.30am and saw the shed door was wide open and Scott's bike was gone."
She estimated that the grey, full-suspension "Specialized" mountain bike was worth about £1,000.
She said: "The shed had been locked with a padlock but the whole clasp had been forced open, as if with a crowbar. I rang the police straight away but I just felt sick. I felt such shock that someone could do this, take his bike while he is still in hospital."
After the accident, Scott was initially kept at Royal Hospital London where his parents Karen Wild and Stefan Shepherd kept a 24-hour vigil at his bedside at Royal Hospital London.
In January, he was moved to the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital, where some of the country's top neuro-consultants are helping him gain more strength and movement.
Last November, doctors said they believed Scott had locked-in syndrome * a condition that leaves a patient aware and awake but unable to move, except for the eyes.
It is unlikely he will ever fully recover but Lisa said: said: "He has started to show signs of communication.
"He is still quite poorly but he has started to try and talk to us and can let us know things like yes and no.
"It's not consistent but he is a lot more responsive than he was two months ago."
Police are urging anyone with information about the theft of the bike to call them on 0345 123 3333 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Mike
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Thieves-snatch-injured-Scott-s-bike-lies/story-16496766-detail/story.html
Thieves snatch injured Scott's bike as he lies recovering in hospital
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Derby Telegraph
Follow
THIEVES have stolen a mountain bike from a young rider while he is recovering in hospital after suffering brain injuries in a crash.
Scott Shepherd has been in hospital since being hurt in a downhill mountain bike race, in Kent, on May 8 last year.
Scott Shepherd is pictured in action at the race in Kent where he crashed last year. Below, Scott and his mountain bike which has now been stolen.
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His family say the 27-year-old is beginning to improve and showing signs of communication, but yesterday one of his mountain bikes was stolen from where it was being kept at sister Lisa Shepherd's home in Allenton.
She was in bed at the house in Marina Drive when she heard dogs barking next door in the early hours.
The 31-year-old said: "I got up and went outside to have a look. This must have been about 1am on Friday morning. I couldn't see anything but it was unusual to hear the dogs bark.
"I went out again about 5.30am and saw the shed door was wide open and Scott's bike was gone."
She estimated that the grey, full-suspension "Specialized" mountain bike was worth about £1,000.
She said: "The shed had been locked with a padlock but the whole clasp had been forced open, as if with a crowbar. I rang the police straight away but I just felt sick. I felt such shock that someone could do this, take his bike while he is still in hospital."
After the accident, Scott was initially kept at Royal Hospital London where his parents Karen Wild and Stefan Shepherd kept a 24-hour vigil at his bedside at Royal Hospital London.
In January, he was moved to the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital, where some of the country's top neuro-consultants are helping him gain more strength and movement.
Last November, doctors said they believed Scott had locked-in syndrome * a condition that leaves a patient aware and awake but unable to move, except for the eyes.
It is unlikely he will ever fully recover but Lisa said: said: "He has started to show signs of communication.
"He is still quite poorly but he has started to try and talk to us and can let us know things like yes and no.
"It's not consistent but he is a lot more responsive than he was two months ago."
Police are urging anyone with information about the theft of the bike to call them on 0345 123 3333 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.