NHS nurse devastated after motorbike which she used to get to work at hospital is stolen

A nurse's yellow Suzuki V-Strom 1200 cc with panniers and top box has been stolen
Adina Nash
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An NHS nurse says she is no longer able to make the hour-long journey to her work at a London hospital after her motorbike worth £11,000 was stolen.

Adina Nash, specialist nurse at the Royal Free Hospital in Camden, said she was shocked to discover her garage had been broken into and her yellow Suzuki V-Storm motorcycle was missing over the weekend.

She told the Evening Standard that while NHS workers on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak have received overwhelming messages of support from the public, one "bad apple" had made her feel "sick to her stomach".

The 52-year-old nurse, from Bracknell, discovered her motorbike had been stolen from her garage on May 16.

"It was a nice, sunny day and I decided to wash the patio," said Ms Nash.

"I went round to the garage and I saw a small van turn up. It made me think twice about locking the garage so I double-checked that it was properly locked.

"When I came back to the garage the bike was gone. I was absolutely gutted, I felt sick to my stomach."

A neighbour's footage showed a suspect driving away from the garages on Adina Nash's motorbike
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Footage from a neighbour's security camera recorded the image of a suspect riding away from the garage with Ms Nash's motorbike.

Since her motorbike was stolen, Ms Nash has been working from home and focusing on helping outpatients with epilepsy instead of working at the hospital.

At the Royal Free Hospital, she has taken over running the epilepsy department since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.

She said: "It's costing me the earth at the moment because they also took my crash helmet. The motorcycle was my only way of getting to and from work.

"The only reason I have a motorbike is because I can park it for free at Richmond Station and from there I get the Overground to the hospital, and I've done that for about 10 years.

"From home to work the journey takes about an hour and 20 minutes."

Adina Nash said she felt 'absolutely gutted' to discover her motorbike had been stolen
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Ms Nash said she was "very proud" of the motorcycle that she bought in 2018 to replace an old bike.

She has received reports that a motorbike matching the description of hers has been spotted in Windsor and Stanmore.

The specialist nurse from Easthampstead added: "Overall the reaction towards the NHS has been absolutely brilliant.

"Every time I phone a patient about their condition they often ask me how I'm doing.

"But right now, I'm not exactly feeling on top of the world. I've never had such a nice bike, it's like my baby."

Thames Valley Police said they investigated the theft of a motorbike on May 16 and the case has been filed pending further evidence coming to light.

The motorbike is a yellow Suzuki V-Strom 1200 cc with panniers and top box, and the registration HV68ZRL.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Thames Valley Police using the reference 432000144391 or if you do not have access to the online system, call the non-emergency number 101.

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