Gary the Gorilla was stolen from Reynard Garden Centre in Carluke, Lanarkshire, sparking a nationwide manhunt for the silver back statue.
A giant 8ft gorilla statue stolen from a Scots garden centre has been found cut in half in a lay-by - 12 months after he vanished.
We previously told how thieves unbolted Gary from his home before loading him into a white van and driving off on March 20, 2023. He said: "I've already been out to Tesco to buy some Gorilla Glue in the hope that we might get the other half back. It's quite a neat cut all through his torso so we should be able to put him together again.
"We rushed up to Dundee and when we saw him, we were a tad disappointed. From behind he looks perfect but then you go in front and there's nothing there.
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