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ELTHAM: Mum discovers fox in son's bedroom

3:32pm Friday 18th June 2010 in News By Mark Chandler

A MOTHER was horrified to discover a fox in her 10-year-old son’s bedroom.

On June 16 at around 1.30am Debbie Coe was woken up by the barking of the family boxer dog Cooper in her son Charlie’s room.

She said: “I peeked my head round the door and there was a fox on his bed.”

Miss Coe, of Elibank Road, Eltham, went downstairs to get a mop to shoo the fox away but it managed to escape through an open back door.

The 49-year-old court worker said: “I just couldn’t believe it was so brazen.

“Luckily my son was away on a school trip otherwise I might have had a heart attack.”

Comments(24)

Lukeyboy says...
3:39pm Fri 18 Jun 10

I heard a rumour that when uncovered the fox was standing in the boys bedroom on its hinde legs dressed as the schoolboy. He had assumed the boys identity and lived as the boy did for a week before the mother realised....and the only thing which gave the game away was when the boy signed off a cheque for he's housekeep, the mother noticed he signed with his left hand...and the boy was infact right handed. Can anyone confirm this because frankly, I cannot believe a boy should be paying housekeep at that age. Far too young.

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Jack Peniswilly says...
4:00pm Fri 18 Jun 10

I can confirm that you have to much time on your hands.

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Lukeyboy says...
4:07pm Fri 18 Jun 10

Why thankyou Mr Peniswilly. Although negative I think there was a slight nod of appreciation in your message. I take it very much the way it was meant - a compliment.

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veryt says...
4:20pm Fri 18 Jun 10

Lukeyboy....def tickled me! Made my Friday!

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Lukeyboy says...
4:41pm Fri 18 Jun 10

Glad to be of assistance and cheer up your Friday veryt! Have a thoroughly nice weekend!

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It's Me again ! says...
5:42pm Fri 18 Jun 10

Don't believe this story for one minute
Go away and come back with something better Debbie Coe !

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ELT says...
6:53pm Fri 18 Jun 10

who has a back door left open at 1:30am after being woken up?
BS story!

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ModernToss says...
11:33am Sat 19 Jun 10

FOX NEWS - Children taste nice

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Atmydesk says...
1:10pm Sat 19 Jun 10

She had a Boxer which just barked (I assume by the name 'Cooper' it is a male) The dog would have seen this fox as invading its territory and would have done a lot more then barked, especially as the fox was on the childs bed. The child would be viewed by the dog as part of the pack and he would have protected him as such. Besides which the fox would never have entered a property where it had detected the scent of a dog.

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Atmydesk says...
1:57pm Sat 19 Jun 10

I have to add this link

http://news.bbc.co.u
k/1/hi/magazine/8726
282.stm

The expert with 40 years experience states that he is only aware of 2 attacks that were originally attributed to foxes, they turned out to be a German Shepherd and a Cat.

I find it unbelievable that a fox will calmly stroll into a home, past a large Boxer dog, stroll up the stairs (While the dog is barking) and settle on a bed upstairs.

There is only one word for it and I cannot write it here. I will give you a clue, it begins with 'B' ends with 'T' and the countryside is full of it. (As is this woman, coincidently)

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pebbles74 says...
5:46pm Sat 19 Jun 10

who in there right mind would leave there back door open at 1.30am while there sleeping and im sorry but i dont believe this story at all plus the fox getting past a boxer dog ..i would of thought the dog would of attacked the fox ..

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madras says...
6:07pm Sun 20 Jun 10

Mr Chandler, I may be wrong, but I think she would have 'peeked' her head around the door, not 'peaked'?

And why would her son's presence have given her a heart attack??

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Gooner1976 says...
11:24pm Sun 20 Jun 10

Why publish this rubbish unless for comical value? Newshopper please! Should i expect the Chinese Lantern stroke UFO stories back next week? This didn't happen and if the silly woman insists it really did, may i suggest Social services get involved as she is clearly not the full ticket!!!!!!!!!!

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Gooner1976 says...
11:33pm Sun 20 Jun 10

I was awoken last night by my goldfish swimming agressively, i went to investigate and found a fox sitting on my toilet having a number 2, i went downstairs to get a stick of Celery to shoo it away but it made an escape sliding down the drainpipe! I WOULDN'T MIND BUT THE FOX USED UP THE LAST OF THE TOILET ROLL!

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reptiles says...
3:22pm Mon 21 Jun 10

ELT wrote:
who has a back door left open at 1:30am after being woken up?
BS story!
that was my 1st thought when i read this, plus how come if they have a boxer dog it did not smell or sense the fox coming into the house. Suppose the family should be lucky that if they left the back door open at that time of the night that no one came in to burgle them LOL! sorry but what a load of BS this story is!

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PengeLiberal says...
12:14am Thu 24 Jun 10

A boxer dog named after our 'Enry the former heayweight champion of the world and a fox just curls up on a bed in front of him?

GET OUT OF IT!

You must think we're daft as a (Basil) Brush

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reptiles says...
9:02am Thu 24 Jun 10

well i was at work last night and as it was warm hubby had back door open - as you do about 8ish he turned round and we had a visitor, it came in had a sniff around, sat on his fav chair, went into my sons room and was going to go upstairs but changed its mind and decided to casually leave the house via the back door in which it came................
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...............what was it i hear you ask well................
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... It was Small Black Kitten a harmless kitten who probably got lost.

So no, no silly stories of a vicious fox, last time i saw a fox was in my front garden late at night and it ran as soon as it saw my headlights!

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Tom Next says...
4:26pm Thu 24 Jun 10

It was probably hiding from the Eltham Park Crow.

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reptiles says...
4:40pm Thu 24 Jun 10

yes was scared it might get seen and get its name in the papers lol! you gotta laugh!!!

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Make Life says...
5:07pm Thu 24 Jun 10

15 minutes of fame. What a load of Cr@p

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reasonable75 says...
2:57pm Fri 25 Jun 10

I'm just waiting for an "attack" that turns out to be on the 10th floor of a block of flats

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Tom Next says...
3:17pm Fri 25 Jun 10

Reasonable75 - you must have heard of the 'flying fox'?

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reptiles says...
5:35pm Fri 25 Jun 10

reasonable75 wrote:
I'm just waiting for an "attack" that turns out to be on the 10th floor of a block of flats
oh yes im sure that story will be in next weeks paper someone from S E London in a high rised flat saying a fox got in the lift pressed floor 10 and got in the babys bedroom LOL!

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Gooner1976 says...
7:04pm Fri 25 Jun 10

I was attacked by a bunch of youngsters wearing hoodies outside Mcdonalds yesterday. After confronting the yobs i was astounded to discover it was actually a Skulk of Foxes disguised in hooded tops! Since then i pay extra attention and i was shocked to catch a Fox Vandalising a bus stop last night whilst gulping a bottle of Cider!

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