CCTV footage caught a person breaking into Glasshouse Nation Meats, the place he was seen serving to himself to meat within the chilly room earlier than packing away a stash in a wheelie bin.
He then rolled the stolen items, which included about 16 vacation hams, to his automobile earlier than returning for a second load.
Moments after the person fled the scene, Lisa Wager mentioned her husband arrived to find the chilly room had been cleared.
She estimated a lack of $7000.
“Simply made me really feel sick to my abdomen, then watching the footage simply made me really feel worse,” she instructed 9News.
Police are investigating whereas Wagner scours on-line websites like Gumtree and Fb Market to see if her meat has been put up on the market.
Regardless of the heartbreaking incident in the course of the festive season, she mentioned it had introduced the Glass Home Mountains neighborhood collectively.
“He isn’t going to cease us, we’re going to fulfil all of our orders,” she mentioned.
“I’ve even been reached out to by different butchers who’ve requested do we’d like any assist, do we’ve sufficient inventory, can we get extra hams. So, it is extremely particular.
“I have been heartened by my prospects.”
Police have urged anybody with data on the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
