Antony Brown (41) told The Press he is at his wits end after his electric scooter - the only way he can get around easily - was vandalised last week after attempts to hot-wire it failed.

Less than three months ago a similar scooter - worth around £3000 - was stolen from his home on Fair Isle Road, leaving him to rely on insurance to foot the bill.

Mr Brown, who lives with partner Tracey and their four-year-old twins Reese and Mackenzie, suffers from the rare disease Sarcoidosis, which causes the immune system to attack itself.

He was also diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma earlier this year.
"This is the second time this has happened, and no-one should have to put up with it," he said. "On Wednesday night at about 11.40 p.m. we heard a noise coming from outside.

''We didn't think much about it, but we looked outside and saw a couple of guys - one of them was sitting on the scooter. He had ripped the front off and was about to hot-wire it.

"The last time I had to pay out £2000 for a new scooter, and I'm now waiting on the estimate for this one to be repaired.

''They took the control panel right off, so I don't expect it to be cheap.

"The police have taken it away for fingerprints which means I won't get it back for a while. It's not very pleasant at all."

However, Mr Brown is not only worried about his own mobility but the welfare of his family and neighbours.

He added: "It's bad enough having to put up with it but I can't imagine what it would be like if I was an older person who might not have their family with them to see what's going on.

"The worst thing is the kids are in their beds when this is happening and have been woken up by it.

''My neighbour really doesn't need that kind of bother at that time of night either - it's not fair."

Fife Police have said they currently have the control panel from the scooter, and are trying to move it through their fingerprint detection system as quickly as possible, so it can be returned to Mr Brown straight away.