Two youngsters arrested over torture and killing of kittens in west London | EUROtoday

Two youngsters have been arrested after two kittens have been tortured and killed in London.

The Metropolitan Police was alerted to the dismembered animals in Ickenham Road, Ruislip, on 3 May – earlier than discovering them every week later.

In an attraction to the general public, the drive then launched CCTV footage and a picture of a duffel bag thought to have been used to hold the kittens.

On Friday, a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. The youngsters stay in custody.

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A Metropolitan Police spokesperson stated: “We recognise the distress this incident has caused in the area, and we thank the community for sharing information with us.”

Police Sergeant Babs Rock stated the drive was taking the “horrific incident” extraordinarily significantly.

There have additionally been different experiences of assaults on animals in the identical space, with swans and geese focused by catapults, in response to Metropolitan Police.

However, these are believed to be separate incidents and never associated to the kittens.

Police have written to folks by way of native colleges to boost consciousness about animal cruelty.

Sergeant Babs Rock stated: “We’ve put out an appeal to schools and parents in order to educate their children into making sure that they understand how important it is to look after wildlife and pets.”