Published on Friday 23 November 2012 16:00
Burglars have wrecked the livelihood of a vulnerable man when they raided the premises of his Peterborough business on Wednesday (21 November).
Intruders struck at the home and workshop of Graham Hicks, (57) who is deaf and blind, in Hyholmes, Bretton and made off with property worth about £8,000.
The break-in occurred between 1.30am and 7am.
Mr Hicks, who runs his own cycle repair business, said: “I have been left absolutely devastated by the break-in.
“I have lost a lot of stock. It is a major setback for me but I am made of stern stuff and will bounce back.”
The stolen property included a quad bike, a tandem, seven scooters, a new bicycle belonging to a customer and a TV that Mr Hicks had bought as a Christmas present for his parents.
He said the burglars would have used a ramp and a lorry to take away the quad bike as it did not have any petrol.
Mr Hicks is also Peterborough’s only known world record holder being the only person to drive a jet-ski from England to Holland and set the current record for fastest quad bike speed at 133mph in 2004 – feats he achieved despite being deaf and blind since birth.
A police have said they are investigating and anyone with information should call 101.
