The killer sneaks into people's gardens, removes the rabbits from their hutches, kills them with a sharp object or by simply crushing them with his foot.
RORY MULHOLLAND: ‘A serial killer of rabbits has struck fear into the hearts of the people of a picturesque French village on the north Brittany coast. More than 100 animals have fallen victim to the mystery killer since he or she began their murderous spree in and around the village of Minihy-Tréguier, a pretty spot popular with tourists and home to a handful of British expats… The killer sneaks into people’s gardens, removes the rabbits from their hutches, kills them with a sharp object or by simply crushing them with his foot, and then leaves their dead bodies where they died.
The rabbits he kills are often kept by elderly people who house them in their gardens, sometimes alongside chickens or geese… The mayor said the attacks, which now number 15 in total, began in March, then eased off before starting again in August, and then, after another lull, resumed earlier this month. What makes the situation particularly scary, he said, was the fact that the killer sometimes returns to the scene of a crime to kill again. “He returned to one home four times, killing 20 rabbits there in all,” he said. Police have appealed for witnesses to try and catch the killer’. SOURCE…
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