Cat burglar steals 50 pairs of socks

Meet Henry - a real-life cat burglar with a peculiar taste in swag – socks. The mischievous moggy has brought back more than 50 socks to puzzled owner Anne Brandon in the past three months.

She is desperate to find out who they belong to, so she can return the plundered booty.

Anne, 67, of Charles Street, Loughborough, said: "It's getting really, really embarrassing. I've got a huge bag full of people's socks and I have no idea where they are coming from.



"I've been round to my neighbour's houses and asked if they're missing anything from their washing lines but no-one seems to know what I'm talking about.

"One neighbour told me she sees Henry walking along her wall with socks in his mouth all the time, but where he gets them from is a mystery. I just want people to contact me so I can finally give them their stuff back."

Henry's owner believes the socks are being taken from neighbours' washing lines or clothes baskets. During Anne's granddaughter's fourth birthday party, Henry bought home his largest single haul so far of four socks.

There's a gallery of Henry's swag here.