'I'm fighting cancer but I won't let theft of my new van for travels hold me back'
A Dudley man who is fighting prostate cancer has suffered a setback to his bucket list wish after callous thieves stole a camper van he had only just bought from outside his home.
And to make matters worse a mix up over the insurance on the vehicle, which Richard Hoult only picked up on Friday, means the cost of the theft won't be covered, leaving him out of pocket to the tune of £24,000 when the value of camping accessories inside the Ford Transit Westfalia Big Nugget van are taken into consideration.
The vehicle was left parked outside his home in Bennett's Hill, Oakham but was gone on Tuesday morning.
Richard had just got back from a weekend trip to Falmouth to pick up the vehicle and bring it back and posted a video on Facebook where he was enjoying time out on a boat – he was looking forward to returning to Cornwall this week with his twin brother Alan and a school friend when they would have visited St Ives.
