A family has had an emotional reunion with their cat six years after it left the house.
Jo and Ade Haigh had all but given up on their black and white pet, Charlie, who was nine when he left the house in Fareham, Hampshire, in 2006.
However, Mrs Haigh spotted the cat when she was out walking and was able to verify that it was Charlie thanks to a microchip that had been fitted to him.
Remarkable: Jo Haigh poses with her cat, Charlie, who has been found after going missing six years ago
When he first went missing the family put up 'lost' posters and contacted nearby vets' surgeries, but to no avail.
But then Mrs Haigh spotted the family pet and took him to an animal shelter where she works to carry out tests on his microchip.
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