Bournemouth hmeowner's bushes are stolen while on holiday
A homeowner in Dorset was shocked to find three of her bushes had been dug up and stolen while she was on holiday.
Kim, of Bournemouth, was away when the crime happened, but caught it all on CCTV footage outside her home.
The CCTV footage revealed two older men with a large garden fork had dug up three plants in her forsythia hedge.
Kim, of Bournemouth, Dorset, was on holiday when two older men dug up three plants in her forsythia hedge with a large garden fork
Though Kim was away when the crime happened, she caught the entire crime on CCTV footage outside her home
The men's motive remains a mystery, as the plants are not particularly expensive, with each plant costing about £11.
The thieves, both with grey hair and wearing short-sleeved shirts, casually strolled into her garden and proceeded to uproot the plants using the garden tool, before walking onto the busy road carrying the plants.
At one point a neighbour is seen questioning them and the owner later found out they had said she had given them permission.
She said: 'I can't believe their cheek. They didn't worry at all if anyone was about, but I guess they overlooked the CCTV recording them.
The thieves, both with grey hair and wearing short-sleeved shirts, casually strolled into her garden and proceeded to uproot the plants using the garden tool, before walking onto the busy road carrying the plants
At one point a neighbour is seen questioning them and the owner later found out they had said she had given them permission
'I do not know them, but they went to the back of my garden and dug up a bush. Then they went to the side and dug up another one and then to the front.
'One of the men was pointing to the hedge occasionally, the other was carrying a large garden fork.
'They were struggling to dig them up, but they were determined and, eventually, succeeded.'
Kim has been trying to establish the hedgerow for a number of years and has now been left with gaps in her hedges. She has contacted police about the theft.
The men's motive remains a mystery, as the plants are not particularly expensive, with each plant costing about £11
A spokesman said they had received a report of theft but no arrests have been made yet.
It could be a case for the Special Branch to get to the root of the problem.
Kim said: 'I've been really looking after the plant and had just got it established when this happened so it's even more annoying. I'm glad I've got CCTV as I've been able to pass it onto the police.
'They must have planned it as they arrived with a garden fork. I'm just astounded that they had the cheek to stroll up to my drive and do this.'
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