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'How could you do this?': Christmas Grinch ransacks family yard

A Christmas Grinch has been filmed allegedly ransacking a family’s front yard, piling their decorations and lights into a garbage bag.

At about 10am on Tuesday, the woman entered the Taylors Hill property and one-by-one picked up the Christmas decorations put out by the Celentano children.

“That's what really made me angry, how could you do this? Wipe the smile off my children's faces and make them cry,” a furious Nuria Celentano told 3AW.

"The signs are only $2, but it is the effort and the love that goes into it."

The woman was filmed filling up a garbage bag with the family's Christmas decorations. Source: 3AW
The woman was filmed filling up a garbage bag with the family's Christmas decorations. Source: 3AW
The Christmas Grinch reportedly left the young children in tears after their decorations were stolen. Source: 3AW
The Christmas Grinch reportedly left the young children in tears after their decorations were stolen. Source: 3AW

The shocked mother said she had to convince her four-year-old son that Santa would still be coming.

At first glance, the thief appears to be content with her first haul of stolen Christmas goods but she can be seen reconsidering, venturing further into the yard and loading more into her garbage bag.


It’s not the first time a cold-hearted person has robbed a family of their beloved decorations this year either.

Late last month, a thief was filmed pinching two ornamental reindeers from the Velardi’s Grange home, only for his guilt to get the better of him days later.

The brazen thief blamed his actions on alcohol, leaving a note and $100 to cover the costs of replacing their daughter's decorations.

The letter sent to the Velardi family after their Christmas decorations were stolen. Photo: Twitter/DamienSmith
The letter sent to the Velardi family after their Christmas decorations were stolen. Photo: Twitter/DamienSmith
Chiara Velardi was brought to tears by the theft. Source: 7 News
Chiara Velardi was brought to tears by the theft. Source: 7 News
The moment the grinches struck. Source: 7 News
The moment the grinches struck. Source: 7 News