COUNTY NEWS: Fears '˜UK cat killer' has struck in Sussex

South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) said on its Facebook page that it was looking to identify the owners of a female, short-haired black cat which was found dead in Hastings on Friday (December 1).

It said the cat was confirmed as a ‘cat killer victim’.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Details of a dead cat found without its tail in Hastings have been passed to the Metropolitan Police to see if there might be any links to the so-called ‘Croydon Cat Killer’.