When Jack Baker, 19 dropped round to see his girlfriend in Knowle, Bristol, he intended only to stay for a few minutes. So he left his specially designed prosthetic hand on his Suzuki DR-Z400SM.
However, the visit turned into a couple of hours… plenty of time for thieves to take the hand. "It was the first time I had left my hand on the bike. I came out and found the hand was gone. I thought it was my girlfriend's parents messing about but they said it wasn't them.
“I went for a look around but I couldn't see my hand anywhere. There were no kids about and no one to ask if they had seen it. I ended up jumping on my bike and going home.”
Fortunately, Baker had ordered another hand for racing, but has made a plea for the thieves to return his original hand, which would cost £450 to replace “I still need my old hand back. It was better quality and will last a lot longer. It's frustrating because my hand is no good to anyone else. I never thought anyone would take it.”
If anyone has any information, please contact Bristol Police.
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Originally Posted by janno
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