Cat owners, be alert.

[Sue]

I haven't had a leaflet yet, and I'm just round the corner from Silvester Road?

[Seabag]

I found a dead cat on the pavement of our street in Sydenham, with its tail off at the base. The cat was laid centre of the pavement at a 45 degree angle. I put it down to foxes or a dog maybe

This was last year in about September or October I think

I live close to Wells Park

[Countrlass22]

Folks in this weeks dulwich and norwood newspaper Cat mutilation deaths upto 50 cases reported now 2 dead found east dulwich front page article.

Keeping my eyes open informed my relative hope person or persons caught sooner than later.

[singalto]

Is that a paper to buy or a freebie?

[edhistory]

http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/cat-ripper-strikes-in-dulwich-as-two-pets-found-mutilated/

The one possible East Dulwich cat has now become two again.

The killer is a male?

John K

[LadyNorwood]

Seabag Wrote:

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> I found a dead cat on the pavement of our street

> in Sydenham, with its tail off at the base. The

> cat was laid centre of the pavement at a 45 degree

> angle. I put it down to foxes or a dog maybe

>

> This was last year in about September or October I

> think

>

> I live close to Wells Park

Seabag - please can you tell SNARL about this? Thanks....

[Countrlass22]

Its to buy but can get free at some esate agents on thursdays.

[singalto]

Countrlass22, thank you for the info.

Two more animals have been found albeit not in ED so the perpetrator is still very active.

[LondonMix]

I absolutely agree with every word of this.

mrsilencio Wrote:

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> Sorry, but I'm not sure how giving the colour of

> his skin is going to help in any way. It could

> have been a completely innocent incident, so if I

> tell you it was a short white guy then what,

> you're going to hunt down white guys feeding cats

> with malicious intent and ignore everyone else? We

> aren't vigilantes here, and it is extremely

> unproductive sharing what could be misleading

> information.

>

> 101 took a full description and have passed it on

> to the team dealing with it. They are the experts

> here and will use it to help build a profile or

> eliminate it as they see fit. If they deem it

> useful information, they know where they can look

> for CCTV footagr too. I have also spoken to

> someone at SNARL.

>

> I appreciate this is an extremely emotive topic,

> but let's be rational here. Vigilance is more

> helpful than hysteria.

[LondonMix]

Singalto, have the experts involved 100% concluded that the cat in ED is linked to the mutilations in Croydon? I understand there is some forensic analysis that they are carrying out to link the mutilations.

[robbin]

LondonMix wrote

I absolutely agree with every word of this.

mrsilencio Wrote:

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> Sorry, but I'm not sure how giving the colour of

> his skin is going to help in any way. It could

> have been a completely innocent incident, so if I

> tell you it was a short white guy then what,

> you're going to hunt down white guys feeding cats

> with malicious intent and ignore everyone else? We

> aren't vigilantes here, and it is extremely

> unproductive sharing what could be misleading

> information.

>

> 101 took a full description and have passed it on

> to the team dealing with it. They are the experts

> here and will use it to help build a profile or

> eliminate it as they see fit. If they deem it

> useful information, they know where they can look

> for CCTV footagr too. I have also spoken to

> someone at SNARL.

>

> I appreciate this is an extremely emotive topic,

> but let's be rational here. Vigilance is more

> helpful than hysteria.

I thought this had moved on, but as you chipped in, I can only suppose you haven't read the earlier post where mrsilencio gave an otherwise very full description (omitting only IC classification) - that is the weird part - why only leave that one fact out of an otherwise full/decent description which was plainly intended to let us know what that person's appearance was.

Anyway, it's her/his call if he/she wants only to give a partial description - my objection was that the 'argument' advanced to justify it was entirely flawed and illogical. There was actually no need to 'justify' anything with a bogus argument - he/she could simply have said sorry I don't care to do give any more detailed ID description.

[LondonMix]

Sorry, I responded before I saw the request not to. If you want to discuss it with me please pm me not to take the thread of topic but I agree with mrssilencio.

[robbin]

No worries - no need for PM. I'm sure we all share the hope the sicko is caught in double quick time. It's likely the publicity will be beneficial - ED must have only a handful (if that) of police officers on patrol at any one time, but if large numbers of the general public are being vigilant when they are out on the streets (or people who know the offender may notice incriminating behaviour), then that must increase the chances of the person responsible being caught.

[singalto]

Londonmix, the answer is yes. Snarl don't release all the information about what happens to the cats deliberately so that they have a fair idea that f it is the same person.

[phobic3000]

Surely with the sheer number of incidents the police would be able to find some CCTV footage with the same person popping up again and again. If they actually spent time looking and analysing footage from CCTV cameras near all victims. Especially if criminologists have suggested this sort of crime could potentially progress to "more serious" crimes then surely more should be done by the police to catch them.

[robbin]

They are left in a location which is different to that in which they were taken, so it's not that simple (the police wouldn't have a precise location to check). Also they are not necessarily left where they are to be found at a time close to when they were taken. There's also not that much CCTV in residential streets (not like a main road or high street). I think the best chance of catching him or her must be for someone to be suspicious/see someone they know with gruesome images or remains and to tip off the police, or for a member of the public to see something as its happening or as he/she is planning/hunting for an animal and to dial 999 as requested (not 101).

[singalto]

Robbin I fear you are right..

[edhistory]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/pets-health/12171937/Croydon-cat-killer-feared-to-have-struck-further-afield...-this-time-in-leafy-Dulwich.html

[Azira]

How helpful do they think they are being by giving him a moniker like the Croyden Rip-purr?? Bloody journos.

[AGW3]

All very disturbing.

[Otta]

Azira Wrote:

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> How helpful do they think they are being by giving

> him a moniker like the Croyden Rip-purr?? Bloody

> journos.

I cringed at that, really inappropriate.

[singalto]

I was horrified by the name they had given this horrible person. What were they thinking!

[singalto]

Another cat death, this time in Wallington. I am wondering whether whoever it is now relishes the publicity given to him in the papers.

[red devil]

With all the publicity, some of the recent killings could even be copy cat killings (no pun intended).

As an aside, has anyone seen Snorks lately?...

[jenny pink]

SNARL says to alert them or the RSPCA,which are now also dealing with this

please stay with the animal until it has been collected....

there have also been reports of foxes & rabbits been victims of these cruel incidents

Cats have been lured with chicken & body parts are usually found at neighbours doors

PLEASE KEEP CATS INSIDE AT NIGHTS

THE LAST ATTEMPT WAS 2 DAYS AGO AT 5.00 IN THE MORNING

has anybody posted this on the lost & found group on here?