Boys caught on camera ‘attacking swans with catapults’
The Met Police have launched an appeal for information after a gang of boys were photographed apparently terrorising a group of animals in South London. At around 4pm last Monday (May 2) a groups of youths reportedly used catapults to attack a group of swans in the Lakeside complex, Southmere.
On its Facebook page, Bexley Police wrote: “ #Appeal #Share Names please. At approximately 4pm on 2nd May 2022 these individuals were caught in the act attacking swans with catapults at Lakeside complex, Southmere. Anyone with information please email [email protected]”
The main picture shows a group of five boys, who appear to be young teenagers milling around a fenced-off part of a park. One of the boys is wearing a matching grey tracksuit, a black puffer jacket, and a DSquare2 hat.
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In the pictures, he also appears to stretch a green catapult as if to position it before firing. Another of the boys is seen in a matching, slim-fitted, hoodless Nike tracksuit.
A third member is also wearing a grey-tracksuit, although the branding cannot be identified as his back is turned to the camera. A fourth is also wearing a grey tracksuit, with the branding concealed, although you can see a blue t-shirt poking out the bottom of his hoodie.
The fifth attacker is pictured wearing grey and black Nike Tech tracksuit bottoms, with a grey and black Nike zip-up hoodie.
If you have any information on the attack, contact the police immediately.
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