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Bike thiefNurse’s message to thief who stole her bike: “I may be looking after your relative”
A nurse in Bath who discovered on Christmas Eve that her bike had been stolen from outside the hospital where she had been working a night shift has told the thief who took it, “I may be looking after your relative in hospital for all I know.”
Catherine Harding, who works at St Martin’s Hospital in Odd Down, clocked off from an 11-hour shift at 7.30am on Christmas Eve, reports Somerset Live.
The 56-year-old had left her Carrera Crossfire bike locked up in the hospital’s bike hub – but when she went to get it, all she found was her broken lock.
She said: "I started work at 8.30pm on December 23 and left bleary-eyed on Christmas Eve.
"The night before I had put my bike in the bike hub as usual and locked it as I normally do.
"When I came outside the lock had been smashed and broken.
"I have had the bike for two years. I just had a service done on it which cost £60.
"It is frustrating when you spend quite a bit of money and now I don't have a bike."
The hospital where Ms Harding works lies at the top of a hill and it used to take her 15 minutes to ride to work and 5 minutes to return home, but the journey by foot takes her almost 45 minutes each way.
"It put a downer on Christmas,” she continued. “I was working over Christmas but this topped it off.
"To the person who did this, I may be looking after your relative in hospital for all I know. I hope the police can find the person responsible," she added.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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I go to the hospital every 8 weeks minimum, no way would I park my bike up in the provided area, firstly the 'racks' themselves are shite and I wouldn't trust the security guards to be able to do anything even if they actually bothere to do regualr sweeps to spot anyone loitering with intent.
I park up right behind the non emrgency vehicles that take the infirm/immobile home, this is right in view of the main corridor (windows full length) into the hospital from the mulit story.
I can only wish that the scum bag that stole the bike gets a very bad dose of something and suffers horribly before expiring, preferably before the end of the year.
Hospital security will be provided by a private company which will be more concerned with their profits than stopping bike thefts.
The hospital must have lousy security. I wonder what type of lock she had on it?
At somewhere like that, during the day, and especially at night, I would have double locked (D Lock and secondary cable) the bike. Even then I would have considered it risky with a bike thief having the cover of darkness and quiet hours to 'ply his trade'.
Catherine, start a crowd funding page and I guarantee the generous readers of road.cc will buy you another bike. If they don't, I will.
I suspect the thief couldn't give a toss about their relatives, unless they've got stuff to steal.
I can 100% guarantee that they don't give a toss about anything except themselves.