The police in Capelle aan den IJssel are looking for a person suspected of killing several animals in a gruesome manner. For example, three decapitated geese and the body of a cat were found.
In recent months, officers in the Schollebos have found several animals that have been killed. The police suspect it is the same suspect.
Therefore, they are asking witnesses to come forward if they have more information about the incidents. “Causing animal suffering and killing animals is a crime,” the police wrote on Instagram.
The latest report is from May 14. Agents then received reports that three geese had been beheaded in the forest. The lifeless body of a cat was found a day earlier.
The police have launched an investigation and see a connection with other reports of animals found in the Schollebos. There are six reports in which, in addition to the cat and geese, a chicken, a crow and a hare were also found.