Pensioner heartbroken at theft of Oor Wullie statue

Grampian Police are investigating after thieves stole a pensioner’s prized statue of Oor Wullie. William Ord, 74, discovered the 2ft ornament was missing from his garden in a sheltered housing complex on Sunday morning. The heartbroken OAP, from Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, said: “I got up and my wife was standing in the kitchen and noticed it had gone from the bottom of the garden.



“I’ve had it for nine years and it was a 65th birthday present from my family. I’ve taken a photograph along to the police office. I just hope someone has seen something and I can get it back.” William said his family paid £60 for the ornament, which shows the comic-strip character sitting on his trademark bucket.

But he fears it might be difficult to find a replacement and said it was priceless because of its sentimental value. William believes it would have taken more than one person to carry away the concrete figurine. He said: “It’s a couple of feet high and is made of cement. It’s really heavy and it took all my strength to carry it to and from the shed in wintertime.”



Investigating officer PC Alex Ritchie appealed for witnesses who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously near William’s home in Davah Court. He said: “The item taken is very distinctive and of considerable size. It was of much sentimental value to the owner, who is quite upset. Had anyone been seen in possession of this item, I’m sure it would stick in the memory.” Officers believe the Oor Wullie statue was taken between 8am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday.