SIR: I would like to nominate as Rat of the Week whoever took my son's brand new Bolton Wanderers football top off the washing line on Tuesday, June 24. My son had gone without a main present at Christmas so that he could have the new kit when it came out. He had it for just two weeks.

I would also appeal to the parents of any young person who returned home on Tuesday night with a new top to question how they came to have such a garment in their possession. I hope they are satisfied with their bounty and can live with their guilt, because my son is devastated, to say the least.

Lydia Benson

Mornington Road, Heaton

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