Grief and suspicion can easily drive a neighbourhood apart. On the morning of the 27th of April a family pet went missing, and that evening it was found dead a few streets from its home. It wasn't showing any obvious signs of having been hit by a car, the number one death by domesticated cats, and from speaking to the owner, the cat was in the peak of health, and was only two years old.

This news comes after The Croydon Cat Killer (also known as The M25 Animal Killer) struck in East Grinstead  on the 27th of March. It was the second time in four months that a cat was found decapitated.

Although the case is unlikely to be linked to the The Croydon Cat Killer, based on the body not showing the same physical injuries and the location of the previous killings, it still succeeded in frightening cat owners locally. Overall however, they are more determined than ever to make sure that "whatever happened to their cat will not happy to any other beloved pets." 

I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the owners of the cat, and I am sure they will sorely miss their much loved pet. I hope that this proves to be an isolated incident.

Molly Russell, Sydenham High School