A real-life Scrooge was caught on CCTV, stealing a 7ft Grinch mannequin from outside family home.
Three-year-old Carter Hall, who lives at the address with parents Kealeigh Hall, 30, and husband Jon, 31, was left heartbroken after the brazen thief walked off with the homemade festive decoration on Monday, December 14.
His parents were watching TV when the callous crook swiped the homemade Christmas decoration from their home at Cannock, Staffordshire.
The shocking footage shows the hooded thief brazenly walking up to the 7ft model on their doorstep before hauling it under his arm and running away from the property.
The 7ft Grinch was stolen outside the family s home in Cannock, Staffordshire on Monday