A ‘witch-hunt’ which had been underway since earlier this week ended in success on Wednesday!
Local artist Michelle Fallon reached out to the Roscommon People this week after she woke up on Tuesday morning to discover that the elaborate witch decoration she had constructed for Halloween had been stolen overnight.
“To think somebody would stoop that low and do such a thing is so disappointing”, Michelle shared in an Instagram post following the revelation.
“I’m absolutely devastated. My niece and nephew only arrived yesterday and they were so excited about it”.
Happily, the missing witch was found on Wednesday, but unfortunately it was not in the best condition, having been damaged (or vandalised). The ‘witch’ was located on the side of the road.
Michelle pledged to ‘reconstruct’ the witch in time for the Halloween celebrations.
Earlier, the well-known local artist, who has featured on several television shows and publications, had documented the process of her witch’s creation online, sharing a video to her 7.5k+ Instagram followers last week. She created the decoration by cutting a silhouette out of an 8×4 sheet of plywood with a jigsaw and painting it black, before adding other details such as a broom, fabric skirt, and cauldron to finish off the spooky feature. The witch was set up, complete with fairy lights, outside Michelle’s mother’s home for just a few nights before going missing at the beginning of the week.
Speaking before the discovery of the witch, Michelle said: “I have spent hours upon hours making it over the last couple of weeks and so many people have got such enjoyment from it”, Michelle commented. “How could someone be so awful to do such a thing?”
Michelle received a lot of support when the story was posted online with hundreds of people expressing their outrage and sympathy upon hearing the news and many sharing the story across social media.
