It is appalling that heartless thieves would be prepared to steal all four wheels from a nurse's car which was parked in the grounds of Craigavon area hospital in Co Armagh.
There will be enormous sympathy for the member of staff who spent a day working with patients only to find that she had been the victim of a particularly cruel crime when she returned to her vehicle.
The photograph which we published yesterday of the Volkswagen Golf left jacked up on large stones in the car park on Sunday has caused considerable anger.
Medical professionals are entitled to expect that their property will be protected when they are on duty and it is essential that security at the hospital is urgently reviewed.
