AN AUTISTIC teenager has been left "absolutely devastated" by the theft of his laptop containing crucial GCSE coursework.

Kalle Homewood, 14, lost hundreds of hours of school work and personal projects from his home.

Kalle, of Nargate Street, Littlebourne, near Canterbury, said: "It makes me feel like I want to punch whoever did this on the nose."

His condition means he does not understand the concept of having to re-do the stolen English and Maths work.

Mum Rhya said her son has lost a lifeline. She said: "This laptop was his life. He cannot understand why and how this has happened."

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