POLICE are appealing for information after a charity box, used to raise funds for a seven-year-old boy battling cancer, was stolen from a shop in Haverfordwest.

Images of a man taking the blue Morgan’s Fight charity box from the counter of the Cash it in shop on Bridge Street between 1-2pm on February 16 were captured on CCTV.

Brave Morgan Hayes sadly lost his battle against a rare form of cancer in January of this year.

The Whitland youngster, whose big smile and massive courage captivated everyone who met him, passed away at Ty Hafan, the children's hospice for Wales.

The little boy, who was fighting neuroblastoma, had been the focus of the Morgan's Fight appeal, which had raised over £159,000 towards a £191,000 target for treatment in New York.

He travelled to the USA late last year, where his family were given the devastating news that treatment could not take place at that point, as the disease had progressed too far.

It was hoped that further chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the UK could improve the situation, and that Morgan could be reassessed.

But his condition deteriorated quickly and he suffered a seizure during radiotherapy, causing pressure on his brain, and he was transferred to Ty Hafan as further treatment was no longer an option.

If anyone has any information about the theft, please contact Dyfed Powys police on 101.