A CAT named Spooky which went missing for 12 days was found on Hallowe'en night.

Spooky was eventually found locked in a neighbour's garden shed on Sunday evening.

Owner Tony Smith, of Forge Cottage, Bratton, pictured with his partner Caroline King, said he had looked everywhere for his cat all day Sunday.

Mr Smith said Spooky, who was a stray before Mr Smith took him in, was recovering well from the ordeal but 12 days was a long time to be trapped in a shed.

Mr Smith said: "He was very thin and only half the cat he was before he went away.

"I think the cat must have wandered into the shed while it was open to sleep and the neighbour accidentally locked him inside.

"I looked everywhere for him and he was only in a neighbour's shed just up the road, but he is fine now.

"It was funny really, being named Spooky and we found him on Halloween."

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