Cllr Adam Aston at the scene of the latest defibrillator theft at Brooklands ABC, Woodsetton
A ST John Ambulance volunteer and Dudley councillor has called for a change in the law following a spate of thefts of lifesaving defibrillators across the borough.
Councillor Adam Aston, who also works as a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, has set up an online petition calling on the Government to categorise the theft of medical or lifesaving equipment as aggravated offences which carry a heftier sentence in law.
Responding to the recent theft of two public access defibrillators belonging to St John Ambulance, within his own Upper Gornal and Woodsetton ward, he said “Without a doubt, the damage or theft of equipment such as defibrillators, bleed kits or buoyancy aids puts lives at risk and I think the law should recognise this.