A FISH owner woke up to discover about 50 koi carp had been stolen from his garden overnight.

The man found two of the fish dead on the grass of his back garden in Pendle Drive, Basildon, at 8.30am this morning (Wednesday).

Essex Police believe someone may have climbed over his fence during the night and stolen the other fish.

PC Marek Jaworski said: "We will be conducting house-to-house enquiries, but in order to quickly identify who the culprits are we’re appealing through the media for an initial appeal to anyone who may have seen or heard any unusual or suspicious activity on the road overnight.”

Anyone with information about the theft can call Basildon police station on 101.

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