A heartbroken couple buried the remains of their beloved cat after he was 'hit by a car' - only for their actual pet to return home after they'd spent 24 hours mourning his 'death'. Danielle and Sam Smith were devastated when a neighbour found a dead black and white cat, which was thought to be their 11-month-old pet, Lucky, on Saturday, May 14.
Sam, 31, rushed to identify the body - which had almost identical markings to Lucky - and when he brought the dead animal home to Danielle, 30, she broke down and fell to the floor 'like something from a film'. The retail worker cradled and talked to the moggy, which appeared to have been hit by a car, while landscape gardener Sam dug a grave and the couple held a small ceremony where they laid a headstone marked 'RIP Lucky'.
The next day, while still in tears at work, mum-of-three Danielle received another image of her actual feline, who had strolled through the front door and started tucking into his breakfast. To both her relief - but also horror - she realised that the pair had buried someone else's cat.
