- Residents in and around Linden Close in Walsall, West Midlands, were astonished receive envelopes containing £50 or £100
- They had the words ‘Jesus loves you’ written on them and were posted just as the clock struck midnight on Christmas Day
- Homeowners now want to track down the mystery altruist to say thank you
A ‘real-life Santa Claus’ posted thousands of pounds through letterboxes on Christmas Day in an astonishing act of kindness, families have reported.
The anonymous altruist slipped cash-filled envelopes through doors in and around Linden Close in Walsall, West Midlands, as the clock struck midnight on Christmas Day.
Written on the envelopes were simply the words ‘Jesus loves you’.
Dozens of homeowners in and around Linden Close in Walsall, West Midlands say they found envelopes containing £50 or £100 on their doormats with the words ‘Jesus loves you’ written on them
Stunned homeowners are now trying to track down the generous person responsible for the unexpected gifts to thank them and ask why they were given in the first place.
One recipient told the Sun Online she had heard her letterbox rattle just before midnight then discovered £50 in cash stashed in an envelope on her doormat.
When she went outside to see who had posted the notes, she bumped into neighbours who were also clutching their own cash gifts.
They now want to track down the mystery altruist to thank him and find out what inspired his random act of kindness
NHS housekeeper Kirsty Tapper said the ‘real-life Santa’ delivered the handouts to about 60 homes, with envelopes containing £50 or £100.
The 26-year-old, who works at Walsall Manor Hospital, and her partner Leanne plan to invest their £50 in an ISA for their one-year-old son Roman.
She told the Sun Online: “I wasn’t feeling at all festive as I had just finished work and knew I also had to work on Christmas Day – this really changed my mood.
“It’s an amazingly generous thing to do and I am sure this man had helped make Christmas for a lot of people. He’s a real life Santa Claus.”
One of Kirsty’s neighbours who saw the gift-giver described him as a Jamaican and at first thought he was delivering leaflets.