Filip Kowalski locked his bicycle to a rack inside the power exterior Holyrood Highschool earlier than heading to class – however the perpetrators snuck in and nabbed it earlier than the janitor locked the door at round 9:10am on Thursday.

Talking to the Edinburgh Night Information, Filip’s father Sebastian Kowalski, mentioned: “I obtained actually upset after getting the decision about it from the headteacher.

“You may lock the bike utilizing a series then the shed will get locked, however there may be at all times somebody someplace who will have the ability to get previous that and do one thing nasty. We have been each very upset. Individuals who go to a faculty do this – these are correct unhealthy individuals.

“Edinburgh is all about biking and was fairly completely satisfied he was keen to cycle to highschool however he’s unhappy after that. I mentioned to him ‘if you wish to use my bike you may’ and he mentioned,’ no, it may get stolen’ and he has been postpone.”

“Stealing is just not the best way to go and stealing from youngsters is simply terrible.”

Mr Kowalksi, who’s initially from Poland, mentioned he was contacted by police on Friday morning who mentioned they’d watched CCTV exhibiting two males carrying what gave the impression to be lock cutters go into the shed at 9:02am.

The suggestion is the thieves knew when to strike and will have sussed that the shed doorways have been locked daily round 9:10am – and Filip had already locked his bike up at round 8:45am.

His Large Talon bicycle has a blue, black and white body with customized options on the handlebars and a particular, carbon fibre gray seat and thick tyres.

Mr Kowalksi reckons the stolen bicycle is value between £400 and £500 because it was second hand.

A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “We acquired a report round 11.50am on Thursday, 8 October, of a motorbike being stolen from the Duddingston West Street space of Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing.”