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The Beast is Back . . . and it's Hungry.
By Matt Lloyd
ic.Cannock network: 10th May 2008
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Pye Green resident John Brazier sent us this picture from the Birches
Valley area of Cannock Chase showing the mutilated carcass of a deer.
And John, 54, believes it could be the work of the infamous Chase panther.
He came across the grim discovery on his way to work on Monday morning
and says it is the second such corpse he has seen in a week.
Speaking exclusively to The Post he said: "I saw it and thought I have
to capture it, so I stopped and took the picture with my camera phone.
"It wasn't there on Friday and it was gone by the time I drove home
from work.
"Something has really had a go at it. The guys at work were gobsmacked
when I showed them the pictures.
"I've lived in the area all my live and I've never seen anything like
a panther. I've seen and read a lot of articles about them on The
Chase and when I saw that it makes you think.
"It makes you wonder if something is out there. Seeing what's happened
to that deer it's got to be something of a beast.
"People ought to be aware if something is out there because a lot of
people walk their dogs over The Chase."
Similar discoveries in the past have been put down to cars hitting the
wild animals which are then eaten by scavengers.
But John is positive this animal was not hit by a car. He said: "God
knows what's happened to it but it's not been hit by a car, there were
no skidmarks in the road.
"It's happened in a really short space of time. Foxes would have
chewed on the bones, the skull looked like it had been sucked clean."
* Have you made any grisly discoveries on The Chase? E-mail
matt_lloyd@mrn.co.uk
Do you have any information on the above reports. Were you the person
involved, or are you aware of any more sightings in this area. We would appreciate any information that you could
give us.
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