Baby Swan Dies After Being Deliberately Kicked By Jogger In London
A baby swan in London, UK, has died after the poor little fella was deliberately kicked by a jogger, said the police.
According to reports on the internet, the man, who has not been identified yet, kicked the baby swan because he could not be bothered to run around it.
The Royal Parks Police delivered the sad news on June 11, 2020, and confirmed that the baby swan had passed away.
#Witnessappeal Yesterday at about 17:30 hours at Pen Ponds, #Richmondpark a jogger kicked a newborn Cygnet out of his way instead of going around. The cygnet is currently being cared for @Swan_Sanctuary. Unfortunately it’s not looking good for the Cygnet pic.twitter.com/wQorC5SlpX
— Royal Parks Police (@MPSRoyal_Parks) June 9, 2020
The police said:
Sadly the Cygnet died this afternoon, his injures were too severe. The suspect was seen to kick another cygnet, which thankfully managed to escape to the water. The jogger had a logo on his running top and is balding.
The Parks Police was keeping everyone in the area informed about the condition of the animal after it was taken into care.
People were urged not to keep their hopes high because the cygnet was in bad condition.
The police also released a description of the man that kicked the baby swan.
They said:
The suspect is a white male, about 60 years old, 5ft 6in, grey hair, wearing black running shorts and vest. We have just spoken to the Swan Sanctuary who have said, ‘Sadly he is still desperately poorly’. Thankfully he is in good hands.
The Swan Sanctuary posted on Facebook said that the jogger booted the newborn cygnet out of his way instead of swerving around it.
We would just like to thank the brave jogger by pen pond in Richmond Park today who deliberately booted this newborn …
Posted by The Swan Sanctuary on Monday, 8 June 2020
They said:
We are doing all we can but it doesn’t look hopeful. Thank goodness there were some kind people who picked him up and reported the incident to the park rangers.
The hunt is now on to find the 60-year-old jogger.
According to the police, the incident happened in Richmond Park in London on Monday this week.
Anyone that had information about the incident is advised to call 07920 586546 and quote reference number 0705738/20.