West Lothian family 'sickened' as PS5s and medication 'raided by callous thief'
The perpetrator supposedly broke into a home on Cherry Avenue, Boghall, between the hours of 5.30am and 11am on Tuesday August 12.
The family say they made off with PS5s and controllers as well as a stash of medication.
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The mum spoke to Edinburgh Live anonymously to express their dismay and to appeal to anyone in the area to check their CCTV and pass on any relevant information to police.
Both consoles were in her son's room when they were ransacked from the family home.
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"I've stayed in this house for 22 years and this is the first time this has happened," she said. "Mind you, it wasn't like this then.
"It's absolutely shocking people think its ok to break into houses and steal people's stuff which they have worked hard for.
"Knowing someone has been in your house is just a sick feeling and it is horrible to think it is someone in our area. You worry whoever it was has been watching the house and knew exactly the time to do it."
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 11am on Tuesday, 12 August, 2025 we received a report of housebreaking and theft from a property in Cherry Avenue, Bathgate.
"Enquiries are at an early stage."
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