Appeal for biker's stolen hand

A disabled biker is appealing for the return of his prosthetic hand which was stolen after he left it gripped on the handlebar.

Jack Baker, 19, lost his right arm after he was badly injured in a head-on crash with a bus in Bristol in May. He had a prosthetic hand fitted, which allowed him to continue riding a specially-adapted motorbike.



But the hand, which costs £450 to replace, was taken when he left it attached to his 400cc Suzuki DR-Z400SM while he was visiting his girlfriend last week. "It was the first time I had left my hand on the bike," he said. "I thought I was only going to be 10 minutes, but I ended up staying for two hours.

"It's frustrating because my hand's no good to anyone else. I never thought anyone would take it though."

Avon and Somerset Police appealed for anyone who had seen the missing hand or knew who had it to contact them.