Care home minibus stolen and turned into bonfire
The minibus was used to provide safe and comfortable travel to appointments and outings
A care home in Glasgow has condemned a gang of youths who stole its minibus and turned it into a bonfire. The vehicle belonging to Balmanno House in Cleveden Road in the west end of the city was taken on 5 November.Elderly residents of the residential home will now miss out on Christmas outings and lose the use of the adapted minibus for hospital appointments.
Police Scotland said the minibus was stolen earlier on Saturday from the Maryhill area and inquiries were ongoing.The directors of Balmanno House called the theft and destruction of their vehicle "sad and reprehensible". "It will lead in the short term to substantial curtailing of eagerly looked-forward-to activities among the residents of our care home."Use of the minibus at this time of the year as Christmas approaches becomes increasingly popular and the disappointment which our residents will feel will not be hard to understand."A video entitled "Only in Glasgow" has been shared on TikTok with the hashtags #Maryhill and #fireworks2022.
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