Sue in tears as crook nabs Christmas gifts

A HEARTLESS thief has left a woman’s Christmas in limbo after running off with her presents.

Sue Hogan was left in tears after the unknown crook made off with the bag of goodies she had bought for her elderly parents and friends.

The gifts were pinched during a festive shopping trip to the Overgate.

Sue, from Woodside, went into town on Saturday to do some last minute shopping as she picked up special gifts for loved ones, including her mum and dad George and Rosemary McGregor, who are both in their 70s.

Sue, a supervisor at Ninewells Hospital, said: “I don’t have a lot of money to spare but I had gone to get things that I knew my mum and dad would love.

“They always say they don’t want anything but this year I got them to give me some ideas.

“I did my shopping, which included a beautiful unicorn brooch for my mum along with some slippers and aftershave for other family and friends.”

When Sue walked out of the shop she met a work colleague, before sitting on one of the benches in the shopping centre for a catch-up.

She had sat her black Debenhams bags down beside her on the bench before continuing with her shopping once she’d left her friend.

But it was then she realised she had left her bags behind.

Sue said: “I realised after only five minutes that I had left my bag of gifts behind.

“I ran back to the bench hoping that it and my friend would still be there.

“However, he had gone and so had the bag of shopping.

“I i mmediately phoned him thinking he had realised I had left it behind and picked it up to keep it safe for me.

“However, he hadn’t noticed it and when he left the bench just a few minutes after I left, someone must have come along and picked the bag up.

“I know it was my fault for leaving it behind me but I’m devastated that someone has lifted it and taken it.”

Sue is now hoping the thief has a crisis of conscience and returns the presents.

She said: “It would be good if those responsible came forward and admitted what they have done – have a heart at Christmas.”

Sue Hogan lost the bag of presents she had bought for her parents.

The Overgate Centre.