A baffling missing cat saga has sent a local street into meltdown - and one resident's now had a enough.
We all get a bit protective when it comes to our furry friends. But it seems one gran's gone completely over the top after her moggy went AWOL.
The drama kicked off this week when a fed-up neighbour ranted about '10 years' of grief from this suspicious old-timer.
"She has two male cats. She doesn't allow them in her house," the concerned neighbour said, delving into her story on Reddit which has since been deleted.
"I have a very old female cat and a cat flap. Her cats often visit and I let them eat and sleep in the utility room if they're cold or hungry. My female cat sometimes makes a fuss but mostly she doesn't mind. I feel sorry for them."
Then, just days ago, the plot thickened as the woman rocked up at the backdoor with a question that would send their neighbourly rapport down the gutter. "[She] asked if I have her cat," the anonymous poster recounted.
"I said I haven't seen him for a while. She didn't know that her cats eat and sleep here sometimes. She said that 'she knows he's dead' and gave me a weird look before trolling off."
Though this seemed odd, the neighbour appeared to shrug it off and carried on with their daily routine. But the suspicious woman wasn't quite done with her probing.
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"Anyway, yesterday while I was walking my dog on the very quiet lane, she stopped her car right next to me," the neighbour continued.
"'Have you killed my cat?'. I didn't know what to say. I politely said no and asked her if she's put any fliers up or something on [Facebook]. She said no, because I know that her cat's dead because I killed it."
Believe it or not, this isn't the first time her neighbour's been very suspicious. In the past, she'd allegedly called the police, complained to the landlord and even stood 'like a statue behind the hedge' eavesdropping on conversations.
They added: "I believe she has also slashed my tyres and scratched my car but I am not able to report this due to no evidence... I am sick of it now... Aaargh!" Unsurprisingly, the anonymous confession has since racked up countless comments on the platform, with various users chiming in with their own advice.
One person said: "Do you have surveillance cameras? I'd be watching that crazy lady, or rather my property," while someone else added: "I would not let my cat out of the house without supervision. I would be concerned for its safety."
Another also suggested: "I mean you could also just set up mock cameras to deter your neighbour as a first step."
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