“HOW can anyone stoop so low?”

That’s the question posed by a Romsey woman who has been left housebound after her self-propelled wheelchair worth about £250 and on loan from the British Red Cross was stolen from inside the Olive Tree pub in Latimer Street while she was at the bar.

Elaine Tregenza, 48, who is recovering from three operations to repair her left ankle and leg which she fractured in April, said: “I couldn’t believe it when this guy came up to me and said someone has stolen your wheelchair. A few people went outside to have a look for it but they could not see it.

“I’ve been given another one by the Red Cross but I need someone to push it for me. How can anyone stoop so low and do a thing like this?”

Police have been sifting through CCTV images across the town.

Anyone who knows anything about the theft which happened at about 11pm on June 14 is asked to contact Romsey police on 101.