Moment thieves chase, trap and steal terrified pug puppy which was bought to cheer up boy, six, who suffered horrific burns in accident

Beloved puppy was just 7 months old and not yet microchipped

Pug was bought for Ellis, 6, after he came out of hospital in February

The thieves caught on CCTV chasing the puppy around the garden

Mother Lucy Swift worked extra shifts to pay for the expensive pug



She has now set up Facebook page to help track down the stolen animal



The moment thieves chased a terrified puppy in front of a family's home - before stealing the valuable pooch - was captured by a neighbour's CCTV camera.



Peaches, a seven-month-old pug, was bought to cheer up Ellis Barrett, six, after he came out of hospital in February.



The little boy has spent the last four years undergoing surgery after contracting septicaemia, following a horrific incident when he was scalded with hot water.

Now he has been left heartbroken by the news that his 'best friend' has been taken from him, said his mother Lucy Swift.

'He’s devastated she’s gone and all we want is to find her.'

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Puppy love: Lucy Swift (pictured right with Ellis) bought Peaches the pug (left) to cheer up her six-year-old son Caught: One of the hooded thieves is captured on CCTV chasing Peaches (bottom right) around the driveway before stealing the dog

Miss Swift, 29, worked extra shifts as a carer for the elderly until she saved the money to buy the pug, which can cost between £800 and £1200.



'Ellis had been asking for a pug for months but when I saw how expensive they were I couldn’t believe it,' she said.

'I worked as much as I could to get her and when Ellis came out of hospital in February I could finally give him his pug.'



The valuable pet was stolen from the family home in Batley, West Yorkshire, on Sunday afternoon after she had been let out into the front garden.

Footage from a neighbour’s CCTV camera captured two hooded men brazenly walking into garden.

They were filmed chasing Peaches as she tried to run away, before scooping her into their arms and making a getaway.



Brave: Ellis pictured in hospital aged two in 2011. He has spent the last four years undergoing surgery after contracting septicaemia following a burn accident

'I was heartbroken when I found out,' said Miss Swift.



'Thousands of people have been in touch with me to try and help and I’ve told anyone that if they think they see her out to shout Peaches.

'When anyone calls her name she gets so excited and so giddy that she pees so people will know it is her.'

The distraught mother explained that the beloved pet isn't microchipped as the dog was too small when she was first taken to the vet.



Miss Swift, who has another son Mason, 11, has started a Facebook page in the hope someone will recognise the stolen animal.

Public plea: Lucy Swift has set up a Facebook page in the hope that it will help get her son's dog back

The 'Help my son find his pug Peaches' page is filled with photographs of the Ellis with puppy and details of how to get in touch with information.

She added: 'Peaches has got a medical condition and she’s a very small pug.

'She sits in the basket of the pink pram outside and is really lazy. She won’t run around, she’s such little diva.'

West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following the theft.