A cat was beheaded and its severed skull left in a kids’s play ground in a gruesome act RSPCA private investigators think was ‘deliberate’.
Published 3rd May 2023, 14:02 BST
A cat was beheaded and its severed skull left in a kids’s play ground beside a climbing up frame, triggering an examination by the RSPCA. The dismembered head was put thoroughly at the bottom of a popular kid’s device in Hackney, east London, last Monday (April 24).
RSPCA private investigators think this suggests it was intentionally put on the park ground dealing with upwards. An employee at Homerton Grove Adventure Playground made the gruesome discovery as she was opening up the park for the afternoon.
As the body of the animal has actually not yet been discovered, it is not understood if the feline was intentionally killed. But the RSPCA inspector at the scene said the “impression of the scene was that it seemed purposeful”.
The family pet’s owner has actually likewise not been recognized, a spokesperson for the RSPCA included. Investigators at the animal charity branded it a stunning event and a “distinctively troubling scenario”.
Michael Harrington, an RSPCA animal rescue officer, said today (Wednesday, May3): “This is a truly horrifying story. We were alerted to the discovery of a dismembered black and white cat head at a children’s playground on Monday last week.
“The investigation is ongoing, but first impressions appear to indicate that this was a deliberate act. The head was very carefully placed at the bottom of a children’s play apparatus and left in a way that it would be easily found.
“We have been informed that this particular piece of apparatus is one of the most used and popular things in the playground. This must have been a shocking discovery for the member of staff who stumbled upon it, but we are profoundly grateful that it was not found by a small child who could have been deeply traumatised.”
It is believed the head was left at the scene in between 6pm when the play ground closed on April 23 and 3.30pm the next day when it opened. The RSPCA introduced an appeal for details today in a quote to learn what occurred to the cat.
So far private investigators have actually been not able to get CCTV video footage from the scene due to an absence of video cameras in the location. Mr Harrington included: “This is a completely unthinkable act and we very much hope someone will have seen or heard something that can help us with our investigation. There is a uniquely disturbing situation and we are keen to get to the bottom of what happened here.”
