Donal MacIntyre, SpongeBob SquarePants and the missing charity cash

Monkey thought this was an open and shut case, but obviously not. Last August, Channel Five hardman Donal MacIntyre offered to make amends after admitting it was he who had walked off with a missing human-size SpongeBob SquarePants from the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. MacIntyre said he would hand back the custom-made furry character to its owner Nickelodeon and donate a grand to a charity of the channel's choice. But nine months on, Monkey can report that neither Nickelodeon nor any charity has received MacIntyre's money. Has the cheque been lost in the post?