Moment neighbour confronts ‘thief’ on the street after mom’s pet cat is ‘stolen’ – as police launch probe
This is the shocking moment a neighbour confronts a man in the street and accuses him of stealing a mother’s pet cat – as police launch a probe into the alleged catnapping
Single mother Michelle Devanney was left devastated when her moggy Shelly, 10, vanished from the family home where she lives with her four-year-old daughter Scarlet.
The dogwalker spotted him carrying the grey moggy after the man picked it up in Frinton Road, Tooting.
But even as he was accused of taking the pet, he walked off with the cat in his arms.
Wearing taped up football boots, grey trousers and hoodie and a green coat, the dishevelled man has been reported to the police, who have launched an investigation.
Ms Devanney, 29, said: ‘I was distraught watching the video and my daughter cries and cries for her pet.
‘We have had her since she was a kitten and she’s now 10-years-old.’
She claimed: ‘My neighbour was walking his dog and recognised Shelly.
The dogwalker spotted the grey moggy being carried after the man picked it up in Frinton Road, Tooting
Wearing taped up football boots, grey trousers and hoodie and a green coat, the dishevelled man has been reported to the police, who have launched an investigation
Single mother Michelle Devanney was left devastated when her moggy Shelly, 10, vanished from the family home where she lives with her four-year-old daughter Scarlet
The man was accosted while holding the moggy on suburban Frinton Road, in Tooting
‘He approached the man and told him it was my cat and to put her down and return her to us.
‘He refused and just walked off and that’s the last we’ve seen of her.’
In the footage, the neighbour accosted the man, who was clutching the microchipped cat.
He accused him of stealing the moggy – telling him to put it down.
The neighbour said: ‘That’s my neighbour’s cat you know?’
‘Yeah that’s my neighbour’s cat.
‘Can you put it down. I just want to make sure. What’s her name?’
The man asked back: ‘What are you doing?’
In the footage, the neighbour accosted the man, who was clutching the microchipped cat
Even as the man was accused of taking the pet, he walked off with the cat in his arms
Ms Devanney, 29, has been left devastated after the cat went missing, which she has had since it was a kitten
The neighbour responded: ‘What’s the cat’s name? Put the cat down.’
He alleged: ‘This is someone trying to steal someone’s cat.
‘Just want to make sure the police have got the old face.’
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘Police were contacted on Monday, November 25 regarding the theft of a cat in Frinton Road, Tooting.
‘It is believed the theft took place on Sunday, November 24.
‘No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.
‘Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or message @MetCC on X quoting 01/1124051/24.
‘Alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.’
