Man has microwave oven stolen in broad daylight in Doncaster street

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A shopper has hit out and warned others to be on their guard – after his microwave oven was stolen in broad daylight in a Doncaster street.

The victim took to social media to share details of the incident which reportedly took place in Hight Street in Mexborough on Monday.

They wrote: “I went down Mexborough High Street and bought a new microwave.

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"I put the microwave down on a concrete bench whilst I phoned a taxi. In the meantime, my daughter phoned me so I was busy talking to her and I took my eyes of it.

A man had his microwave oven stolen in a Doncaster street.A man had his microwave oven stolen in a Doncaster street.
A man had his microwave oven stolen in a Doncaster street.

"While I was talking to my daughter someone nicked it.

"I had a bloke in front of me begging for money so I was watching him whilst on the phone. I noticed that he wasn't hanging about anymore and I turned to pick my microwave up but all that was there was an empty space where my microwave had been.

“Mexborough is the pits.”

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