A mum was left "really upset and angry" after her child's buggy was stolen – forcing her to carry the youngster home in the rain.

The buggy was briefly left inside Munden View flats in Garsmouth Way, opposite the lifts, on Sunday, January 1 at around 4pm.

Hannah Kinsella, who lives in the Meriden, was delivering Christmas presents to a friend with her children Rio, three, Vienna, nearly two, and the family's dog.

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She told the Watford Observer she chose to leave the pushchair downstairs because “the lifts aren’t massive”.

The administrative assistant, 26, added: “I was dropping Christmas presents off to friends and was up there for no more than 10 minutes.

“I came downstairs and it was gone. I was really upset and angry.

“I have lived in the Meriden for nearly two years and never had any problems.

“They had taken stuff out of the bottom of the buggy, such as a spare jumper of Vienna’s, and left it on the side.

“So, they knew the buggy was in use and had not been dumped.”

By this time, the weather took a turn for the worse, forcing Ms Kinsella to carry Vienna, who has only just started walking, home in the rain.

She said: “The buggy had the rain cover on and it was hard work carrying her home – it’s about a 20-minute walk.

Watford Observer: Ms Kinsella left the buggy inside opposite the lifts in Munden View, Garsmouth WayMs Kinsella left the buggy inside opposite the lifts in Munden View, Garsmouth Way (Image: Google Street View)

“One of the reasons I went out was to tire the children out so they would have a sleep when we got home.

“But by the end, Vienna really wasn’t too happy.”

For Ms Kinsella, the pram is an essential item. She does not drive and needs it when taking the children out and using the buses.

But when she posted her story on social media a stranger kindly donated her old buggy to her.

“It was so lovely of her," Ms Kinsella added. "I said thank you so many times, she wouldn’t take any money from me.”

The mum has not reported the stolen buggy to the police, but she is considering asking for CCTV footage from the flats.