THIS is the moment floral tributes to Scots music legend Sydney Devine were nicked from outside a Glasgow theatre.
Flowers left by fans in the doorway of the Pavilion were stolen over the weekend just hours after the Tiny Bubbles singer passed away.
The 81-year-old showman from Cleland, in Lanarkshire, lost his life at 3.30am on Saturday morning and the tribute was pinched at around 8.30pm that same day.
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Outraged fans suspect they were stolen to give as Valentine's Day gifts.
Posting on social media, bosses at the Renfield Street venue wrote: "This is the lowlife that saw fit to steal memorial flowers laid for Sydney Devine at the stage door.
"It is sad when there are people out there that will do this."
As we told previously, the flowers had been sent by superfan Karen Bishop, 56, who said yesterday: "Sydney Devine gave so so much to the people of Scotland, not only for his great work on stage but he was a great fundraiser for charities - such as Marie Curie, riding for the disabled, pensioners charities, and many more.
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"He made visits to hospitals and the homes of people who were ill - and then someone does this to his memory. It is absolutely disgusting and I hope they read this to know how outraged all Sydneys fans are."
The flowers are understood to have since been replaced by kind-hearted florist Marlene's Flowers, on Tollcross Road, for free.
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