Funds handed to elderly robbery victim

Lachlan Thomson, 89, was the victim of a robbery in Dumfries town centre, and the theft sparked Macaulay Moodycliffe to launch a crowd-funding bid to replace the £800 which had been stolen. And the bid saw people respond in numbers, as within only a matter of days the £800 target was not only met but smashed with a total of £1010.38 having been raised. When being presented with the cheque, Lachlan said: “This is the most amazing thing that’s happened in my life. “To say thank you seems inadequate.” Macaulay said: “Thanks to everybody who donated and supported this. “Without your help, this couldn’t have happened.”