Heartbroken boy, 7, writes open letter to callous thieves who stole his toy truck




William O’Brien and his mum Sam have penned the note to pin outside their house in a bid to shame the heartless crooks who removed the truck, which was filled with glass jars he was collecting for a charity project.

The kind-hearted youngster spent six weeks doing odd jobs to save up £60 to pay for the truck - which he used to help his dad Keith in the garden and collect glass from his neighbours to use in a Christmas parade.

William’s mum Sam, 39, said: “He was so angry when it was taken, he felt he needed to write a letter to whoever stole it and has asked me to tell everyone what had happened.”

William and Sam wrote the letter to the thieves together, which they have left outside their home in Pontefract, West Yorks., in the hope that they can prick the conscience of the person who took the truck on Wednesday.
The letter states: “To our local thief.

“We just wanted to thank you for stealing our little boy’s trundle truck! He saved up for 6 weeks by doing jobs for his family!

“He is REALLY REALLY UPSET!!!

“Also those glass jars you took were donated by our kind neighbours. We are now unable to use them in our charity project and over 100 children will miss out!
“Next time you have urgent requirement for a kids trundle truck (I know this is radical) try saving up!? If my 7 year old can so can you! If you can’t knock on my door and I will give you the cash!”

Sam said: “We haven’t reported it to the police but we’re hoping the person who did it sees the letter and realises exactly the effect something so small has had.”

She added William had been using the truck all summer, even filling it with surplus fruit and vegetables for neighbours to help themselves to.

Sam said: “It was taken from the side of the house, full of glass jars.

“William had been around all the neighbours asking them for the jars for a charity project we are working on in North Yorkshire with more than 100 children. The jars will be used to make glass lanterns as part of a Christmas parade.

“We now have only two weeks left to collect all those jars again.”


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