A disabled teenager, left in misery by thieves who stole her specialised tricycle, was overjoyed today after it was replaced by a wellwisher.

Jamie Dee Lowbridge's plight touched the heart of Christine Bacon and she contacted the Telegraph & Argus to tell us she had a tricycle for her.

The specialised Pashley Picalord machine had belonged to Mrs Bacon's disabled daughter, Danielle, 27, who does not need it anymore.

Mrs Bacon, of Sal Nook Close, Low Moor, said: "Because I've got a disabled daughter, I could relate to the story. For somebody to break something that belonged to someone who is disabled is awful.

"I thought she might as well have it, as Danielle doesn't use it and it was just sitting in the garage with rabbit food on it."

Mrs Bacon added: "It was worth it just to see her face - she was made up. It was a pleasure giving it to her.

"When Jamie Dee and her dad came to pick up the bike, she got on it straight away. She even rode it home."

Jamie Dee, 17, who suffers from optic nerve dysplasia and is registered blind, said: "It means so much to me, because I enjoyed cycling so much. I really enjoyed going on the Route 66, Spen Valley Greenway cycle track in Cleckheaton. Now I'll be able to go cycling again."

Her father Andrew Myers, of Harbour Road, Wibsey, said: "It's really good of Mrs Bacon to give us this bike. I think it is fantastic that people have reacted like they have. I am so thankful for everyone's help and support. Jamie's over the moon."

Jamie added: "It felt really good to be back on the bike, it felt just the same as my other one."

She said she could now focus on getting on with her studies, having just started A-level studies in French, psychology, English language and sociology at Bradford College.

The tricycle was originally given to Danielle by Low Moor Working Men's Club about ten years ago.

But Danielle's disability means she had been unable to make full use of it, said her mother.

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