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| 32-ton Hedgehog 'with grudge' sought after spate of car flattening | |
Police were last night seeking a large hedgehog with an apparent grudge after a spree of car flattening in West Wales over the weekend left twenty-six dead and another four in a critical condition. Detective Inspector Williams of Dyfed Police, who is leading the hunt, said the force were 'using all the resources at their disposal' to bring the culprit to justice. The fifteen flattenings all occurred during a four day period over the weekend, and it was at first thought to be the work of hooligans, but forensic teams have recovered a large number of spines which indicate that a hedgehog might be involved, and one of considerable size: analysis of the wreckage suggests that the hedgehog might weigh in excess of thirty tons, and capable of 'at least' 70MPH. "Witness statements are at present unclear," said D.I. Williams to a packed news conference yesterday, "but we do know the attacks were utterly callous and without warning. One moment peaceful law-abiding citizens were ambling along the road, and the next instant they'd been flattened. They never knew what hit them. Such attacks are cowardly in the extreme." The european hedgehog, or Erinaceus europaeus, usually weighs no more than 2lbs, so leading hedgehog experts were yesterday baffled that there could be a 32-ton hedgehog loose in West Wales. Criminal Psychologists were also consulted about the spate of flattenings, and have advised police that the pattern of killing could not be attributed simply to a 'rogue' hedgehog, but one with a deliberate grudge against humans. "What that grudge might be," said Dr Quatt yesterday, "we have no idea." There has been an uneasy silence around Cardigan last week, as citizens refrain from using their cars, but the police have decided to be proactive in the search for the culprit. "We are searching large piles of leaves all across the county," said D.I. Williams this morning, "and police helicopters looking for very large cardboard boxes, and upturned buckets. We have even laid out large piles of soggy bread and milk in the mistaken belief that this is what hedgehogs like to eat." DI Williams then added: "I'd also like to send this personal message to Hedgezilla: 'You can walk - quite cutely, in fact - but you can't hide'." Josh Hatchett reporting The Toad |
 A flattened car near Newcastle Emlyn (Reuters)  'A terrifying ordeal' near Cardigan (AP)  Wanted for questioning yesterday (Wikimedia Commons) |
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