A nine-year-old boy has been left devastated after thieves stole his toy boat.
William Kendall, from Bear Flat, was given the remote control blue boat for his fifth birthday, and enjoyed sailing it on the pond at Royal Victoria Park.
On Monday, February 11, at about 5.30pm the batter ies failed while it was in the middle of the pond, and after numerous attempts to retrieve it the family decided to leave it and come back the next day when it was light. When they returned the next day it was gone, leaving William, a pupil at Widcombe Junior School, devastated.
Mum Lisa said: "William is devastated and can't believe that someone would steal his boat.
"He loved that boat, has had it for years and played with it a lot.
"I hope that whoever has taken it will return it to him when they see how much it means to him."