An epileptic man has relived the horrific moment he was robbed as he lay unconscious on the ground covered in blood following a seizure.
The "despicable" crooks preyed on Anthony Cook after he suffered an attack follwing a visit to a cash machine.
And the 24-year-old said the crime would have been easier to deal with if the cowardly crooks had "knocked him out and mugged him".
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Mr Cook left his home in the early hours of Tuesday morning to draw out £10 for a housemate who needed cash to get to work, reports the Liverpool Echo .
But, as he walked home from the cash machine in Liverpool, he suffered one of his regular seizures which can last several minutes and render him unconscious for up to 30 minutes.
As he lay unconscious and covered in blood on the floor a thief stole the cash he had drawn out, his iPod and his bank card.
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He said: “I woke up delirious and walked home the wrong way because of the fit.
“When I checked my pockets, I couldn’t believe it and went home first to make sure I hadn’t forgotten to bring my things with me.
“I can’t believe someone would do that to me.
“It would be a lot easier to deal with what happened if someone had knocked me out and then mugged me.
"But, to think someone has come along, while I’m laying unconscious on the ground, and stolen from me - how can they have the audacity to do that to someone so vulnerable?”
Anthony, who suffered cuts and lost a tooth when he fell, called police who sent an ambulance to check him over.
Still shaken, Anthony says he is now too frightened for his safety to go out.
The graduate’s teaching career dreams were dashed two years ago when he was diagnosed with epilepsy, preventing him from teaching.
But Anthony is looking forward to starting a new job with Debenhams in Liverpool next week.
Anthony’s mum, Carolyn, said: “To know my son was so vulnerable and that someone has taken advantage of it is despicable.” Police are investigating the incident.
A spokesman said: “We are trying to establish exactly what has happened and where this incident happened as the victim can only remember going to the cash machine and then waking up on the pavement, suffering grazes to his face and missing a tooth.”
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