Cat Burglar

PENSIONER, Malcolm Poddle and his wife Hilda were the victims of the PURR-FECT crime last Monday.
Malcolm, a retired automotive engineer, had been gardening outside for most of the morning. When he returned inside, he made a terrible discovery.
The small chicken that Hilda had removed from the freezer to defrost had vanished.
“At first I thought that it must be the work of some local yobs, but then I noticed some of the wrapping near the door through to the hallway”.
The budding Sherlock Holmes, who is an amateur neurologist in his spare time, followed the trail all the way upstairs where he caught the thief red handed. Or should it be ‘red pawed’.
Malcolm’s cat Bobsled was gnawing away at the chicken in the middle of Malcolm’s bedroom.
“I’ve never seen anything like it”, said Malcolm. “Who would have thought that a cat would eat chicken.
“It was quite funny, but there’s a serious side as well. Myself and Hilda kept saying to each other, ‘what if there had been a baby about?’
“I mean, if a cat can get into a wrapped chicken, it could definitely hurt a baby or even a toddler.
“Fortunately, our children are in their forties now, but plenty of other cat owners have young children. They should be made aware of the dangers”.
Despite this near miss, Malcolm can still look on the bright side: “Maybe if some hooligans do try and steal our tea, Bobsled will fight them for it”.