AN EIGHT-year-old has been left heartbroken after his bike was stolen from a secured area in a block of flats in Warndon.

The bike had been a Christmas present but was stolen from communal flats secured by security doors after the family left for school this morning (Friday).

Rachel Flaherty said her stepson Kaine had been left heartbroken by the theft: "I have a heartbroken eight-year-old - the bike was played on every day.

"It was brought from Halfords in Malvern and was a Christmas present for the Christmas just gone, so only nine months old."

Anyone with information should call police on the non-emergency number 101.