Fox returns stolen handbag

A West Sussex man has told how a fox stole his wife's handbag - before bringing it back to her a few minutes later.

Jeremy Clark, 38, of Burgess Hill, near Brighton, was preparing to go to hospital with wife, Anna, 35, when the fox pounced.

He told the local Brighton Argus newspaper: "We were in the car park and he looked at me for a few seconds before letting out this feeble yelp.

"Next thing I knew he had my wife's handbag in his mouth and was running towards the bushes."

Mr Clark says he screamed at the fox to drop the bag but the animal scuttled off out of sight.

"Anna had everything in there: her phone, money, purse, keys and letters. I couldn't believe the fox had just taken it - it was mad. I thought that was it," he added.

But a few minutes later the fox crept back into the car park, with his tail between his legs, and dropped the bag at Mrs Clark's feet before running off.

Mr Clark added: "I have no idea why, we couldn't believe it. We see the fox around quite a bit. I think people feed it."