A sneaky scumbag has stolen a sandwich bar tip jar full of cash for a tragic family wiped out in a horror road crash.
Deli employee Donna Bain expressed her “utter disgust” at the theft which is being probed by police.
Donna said she’d known Gemma Cousin, 26, her husband Rhys, 25, and their two daughters Peyton, three, and one-year-old Heidi all her life.
All four were killed on the A82 near Fort William on Thursday, February 20, as Gemma, drove home to Inverness .
Donna, who works in the city’s Heavenly Deli, decided to raise cash to help relatives cope with the tragic circumstances.
She said: “We’d been putting all our tips in it for the Cousin family after the tragedy.
“But someone came in and stole it around 4pm on Thursday. The jar was sitting next to our till.
“It was almost full so there should’ve been about £60 - we were going to check it and give it to the family this weekend.
“It’s just horrible. We stated on our Facebook page that all our tips were going to the family .
“I’ve known the family all my life. I’m so angry that someone felt the need to take the jar.
“It’s utterly disgusting someone stole a tip jar meant to go to the family after what happened to Rhys, Gemma and their babies.”
But Donna insisted: “We’re going to replace it and we’ve already had some more donations in.
“Someone came in with £50 and we’ve had a message pledging another £150.”
Donna suspects the thief was “a small female wearing a hat and a jacket with tears on it, and with a dog”.
Police are seeking any information after the theft from the Grant Street shop just before 4pm on Thursday.
A police spokeswoman said inquiries were ongoing.
Anyone with information should call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
