Reverend Jonathan Fleming of St John’s has spoken of his shock at the damage done to the defibrillator device outside his Largs church.
He said: “I noticed when I headed along to church on Sunday morning that something was amiss and some of the casing was missing. On a closer look, I noticed that some of the casing was missing, and there was a bit hole in it. It had come loose, and the alarm was sounding.
“I had to disable the electrics to the alarm. It is highly frustrating that someone would do such a thing as it a hugely important resource for the community. It is unacceptable to damage something which could potentially save a life. It is very disturbing that someone thinks that this is an acceptable form of behaviour.”
Although the protective casing was damaged, thankfully the actual life saving defibrillator was undamaged. 
Rev. Fleming added: “It is such a worthwhile resource for the community which can mean the difference between life and death, and we are very fortunate to have it positioned there.”
A total of £500 of damage was done to the protection casing, and police are appealing for information.
Inspector Colin Convery said he was disgusted that someone would stoop so low as to vandalise such an important device, and that it was unprecedented. Extra patrols will be in the area as a result.

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James Bertram of Largs First Responders said: “We have had to remove the defibrillator at present. It is very disappointing for something like this to happen. 
“When these defibrillators were first activated, it was activated if someone had a cardiac arrest, and we had one or two activations,but now if there is an ambulance 999 call, and someone is suffering from chest pain we direct them towards the defibrillator, and we can see from our records that it is used a lot now so to have one off the road like this is hopeless. It must have taken something heavy to break the casing.
“I have been tremendously heartened by the words of support from the public - everyone has been really shocked, and we may now need to fundraise in order to get a new casing, and we also need to replace the defibrillator outside Tesco Express which recently suffered water damage from the elements. If any organisation is happy to donate, we would be delighted to accept to get these important devices back on the road, or we will look towards traditional fundraising.”
A number of defibrillators have been installed around the town thanks to local fundraising efforts. The devices include a voice kit which tells you exactly what to do in the event of an emergency so anyone who is not trained in CPR is able to use it