Mean-spirited thieves steal presents

NOT quite the Grinch who stole Christmas, but the thieves who relieved a mother-of-three of her childrens’ festive spoils shared the same mean spirit.

Antoinette Muldoon, whose sons are aged nine, seven and four, returned to her brother’s van following a day of buying gifts to find her entire Christmas shopping gone.

However, management at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, where the van was parked, has denied thieves are targeting vehicles in its car park.