As Kalgoorlie man Brad Nicklin sat on his front porch easing his hangover with a cup of coffee one Sunday morning, he noticed a patch of grass missing from his usually immaculate lawn.

Confused, he walked over for a closer look.

"I noticed it was done with a shovel, not an animal, so I went through the [home security] cameras," he said.

What Mr Nicklin discovered next, was a 'despicable' act like something out of a movie... literally.