'Someone stole my shed from my garden - it's so absurd'

A homeowner was left baffled after finding her shed had vanished from her back garden. Leah, 27, bought a two-bed property in Bolton two years ago.

Leah was visiting her house to oversee some renovations ahead of putting it on the market, when she noticed the shed was missing. Described as medium-sized and large enough to require five people to move, the shed had been in the garden since Leah bought the house.

But Leah began questioning if she’d imagined it ever existed after it disappeared. After checking old photos, she confirmed that the shed which had been left by the previous owner had indeed gone.

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“I walked into the garden and thought ‘wasn’t there a shed here?'," Leah said. “At first, I was confused but then I checked old photos and confirmed it was there.”

Strangely, the thieves didn’t steal any items that had been inside the shed including a marble table and some plant pots, which were left neatly on the grass. “Whoever took it must have had time on their hands. It would’ve taken ages to dismantle or move it in one piece," she added.

As the property was undergoing renovations, Leah thinks the thief took advantage of its vacant state. She said: “It’s clear someone saw the property was empty and thought they could take the shed."

There were no signs of forced entry and Leah suspects the thieves used a side gate to carry the shed out of the property. She said: “The fence panels were still in place and nothing else in the garden was disturbed."

Despite the audacious theft, Leah found the incident quite amusing. She said: “I thought it was funny more than anything. It's so absurd that someone would steal an entire shed."

Leah hasn't reported the incident to the police as she is preparing to sell the property and has no plans to buy a new shed.