A thief racked with guilt is thought to have returned a Christmas tree just days after it was stolen.
Katrina Gribbon was devastated when her £200 topiary tree was taken from the porch of her Bay Tree Road home at the weekend.
But on Monday night the tree was returned with a note – presumably from the thief – which read: "Sorry about the tree, Merry Christmas x".
She said: "I'm really surprised. I couldn't believe it when I saw that it had been put back in my porch with a note carefully tied to it.
"I'm intrigued to know who did this and why they returned it. Did they feel guilty? Or was it a prank?"
But her neighbour Sarah Williams was not so lucky.
She had her flashing snowman and flashing penguin stolen on the same night but they haven't been returned.
She said: "The actual cables were cut and unfortunately I do not have the ends of the cables as the bin collection was today.
"I spoke to Katrina and luckily the thieves returned her items but it's too late for mine."
Katrina Gribbon was devastated when her £200 topiary tree was taken from the porch of her Bay Tree Road home at the weekend.
But on Monday night the tree was returned with a note – presumably from the thief – which read: "Sorry about the tree, Merry Christmas x".
She said: "I'm really surprised. I couldn't believe it when I saw that it had been put back in my porch with a note carefully tied to it.
"I'm intrigued to know who did this and why they returned it. Did they feel guilty? Or was it a prank?"
But her neighbour Sarah Williams was not so lucky.
She had her flashing snowman and flashing penguin stolen on the same night but they haven't been returned.
She said: "The actual cables were cut and unfortunately I do not have the ends of the cables as the bin collection was today.
"I spoke to Katrina and luckily the thieves returned her items but it's too late for mine."
