Discovery of beheaded kitten fuels fears of serial cat killer

A heartbroken pet owner believes the Croydon Cat Killer has struck again after her kitten was found beheaded on the street.

Sian Louise Parsons, 26, became worried on Wednesday morning after seven-month-old Neo didn’t return to her home in Brackley, Northants.

The customer service adviser called her local vets and was told a cat fitting his description had been handed in.

She left work and arrived at Croft Veterinary Centre with her partner Lee, 32, to identify the mutilated remains of her “baby.”

She said: “He’d had his head cut off and the police said it has not been recovered.

“I didn’t look at him – I couldn’t because I didn’t want my last memory of him to be like that.”

The distraught owner said that while no evidence has been found there was a similar cat killing in Milton Keynes recently.

In that case, the head was also not recovered.

And Sian believes that the so-called Croydon cat killer – who has been linked with hundreds of pet deaths – is to blame.

She said: “Numerous similar cases are coming to light of heads being removed in a similar manner.

“The vets said it appears a sharp implement was used.

“I think the Croydon, or UK cat killer has struck again.”

“My Facebook appeal for information has over 350,000 shares.

“I want people to be aware that he is out there and make sure people can protect their animals and catch this person.”

Northamptonshire police are looking for the attacker.

Sian added: “They need to be stopped from hurting other animals and people in the same way.”

Tony Jenkins, the founder of South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty, which was set up to find the “Croydon Cat Killer”, said: “I strongly suspect it is our man, but I wouldn’t want to confirm without seeing the photos from the vets.

“We had a case in 2016 in Brackley and there are signature injuries such as the head being removed.

“I think it is the killer we are investigating.”

According to Northamptonshire police, the attack happened between 9.30pm on Tuesday and 11am the next day.

A spokeswoman said: “This is obviously a very concerning incident and we are investigating what happened.”

Who is the Croydon Cat Killer?

The apparent pet murder spree began in Croydon, South London in October 2015. Dubbed the ‘Croydon Cat Killer,’ the monster was initially believed to lure victims with food before bludgeoning them to death and then dissects them with a sharp knife. Other similar cat killers were later identified across London and the South East — and even as far away as Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham and the Isle of Wight.

Some experts believed the perpetrator could be carrying out pet murders for sexual gratification. Many of the corpses were found spread-eagled beneath their owners’ bedroom windows. Some of the decapitations appeared to be “surgical” and the cats were butchered in similar ways up and down the country. A $13,000 reward was offered to anyone who had information that could lead to the arrest of a killer. In September 2018, nearly three years after the investigation began, police concluded there was no evidence of a human killer.

Instead, cops and experts revealed that they believe the spate of deaths were the result of scavenging animals like foxes attacking cats.

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