Thieves climbed through a chimney and dug a hole in the wall to steal £250,000 worth of luxury handbags from a designer boutique.
The owner of Dress Cheshire has spoken of her devastation after the gang of three men broke into her store at New Road in Prestbury, Cheshire on Sunday night.
They are thought to have entered a disused building adjacent to the shop an hour before the burglary and created a hole in the wall.
Police say the trio then gained access to the store through the chimney area. Officers are currently trying to track down the culprits and the stolen bags.
Speaking on social media, Dress Cheshire manager Christine Colbert said a gang had gained entry by 'boring a 1m x 0.5m wide hole through the wall which took over an hour to drill'.
