Defibrillator stolen from Eastbourne community centre wall

First responders said the theft of the defibrillator could risk people's lives

A defibrillator has been stolen from the front wall of a community centre in East Sussex, police say.

The machine, worth up to £1,700, was taken from its case at Community Wise in Ocklynge Road, Eastbourne, overnight between Friday and Saturday.

Eastbourne Area Community First Responders said the defibrillator was later found discarded in a nearby garden.

Sussex Police said they were investigating the theft.

Alex Stephen, from Eastbourne Area Community First Responders, said: "These pieces of equipment can costs up to £1700. But more important that that it could cost somebody's life."

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