Hospital worker finds stolen bonnet and headlights from car during shift



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Helen Dawes says she was “shocked” to find her car without headlights and hood (Image: Media Wales)

An NHS worker was shocked after discovering that someone had removed the hood and headlights of her car during her shift.

Helen Dawes, 44, was at Wales University Hospital, Cardiff, when the security team told her what had happened to her white Ford Fiesta. She says key workers are already under enough pressure during the coronavirus crisis.

Now the daycare nurse, who is caring for the children of hospital staff, is being driven to the hospital as her car is not safe for the road. She said: ‘You go to work in this crisis and you get a phone call like that. You just think why would someone want to do something like that?

After reporting the incident around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, Dawes says he was allowed to drive his vehicle home, provided it wasn’t on the highway.

Wales University Hospital, Cardiff. Media Wales / Richard Swingler

Police are investigating the incident at Wales University Hospital, Cardiff (Image: Media Wales)


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South Wales police said officers are investigating the robbery.

Earlier this week Four men admitted to breaking into hospitals in Stockport, Manchester and Durham County to steal gas canisters, just before Boris Johnson put the UK under lock and key.

Loss of gas to relieve pain could have forced hospitals to cancel operations, while damage to storage units could have compromised the oxygen supplies needed by coronavirus patients.

Judge Paul Watson QC told the four men at Teesside Crown Court that it was an extremely serious crime and that they should expect substantial prison terms.

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