The severed limbs and tail of a cat have been found on the grounds of an apartment building in Kobe, police said.
According to police, the grisly discovery was made at around 12:15 p.m. Friday on a ground floor pathway leading into the building in Hyogo Ward, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police searched the area but could not find the head or body of the cat.
There was no blood, indicating the cat was killed elsewhere and the body parts brought to the apartment building, probably in a bag, police said, adding they are analyzing surveillance camera footage to see if they can identify the perpetrator.
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Silvafan
@Strangerland
Haha! Yes, it does!
or
LOL! You are grasping at straws!
Strangerland
I don’t believe the world implies cuts at all. If the body part is separated from the body it has been severed.
Numan
Uhmmm, the language in the article mentions the word "severed" which usually implies cuts. That is different from being bitten, torn or ripped off.
I would be more inclined to believe that animal(s) was killed for pleasure, revenge, terrorism (psychotic) or for food (necessity).
kyushubill
Perhaps Yaks sending a message to someone? Happened like this a few years back in Nagoya. Guy owed them money.
trinklets2
Leaving something for everyone to see is a sign of someone needing attention and at the same time sowing fear. And yes, he could be a serial killer in the making.
WilliB
Mark
I dont think this issue here is cats in particular. The perp most likely killed other animals too and might graduate to humans.
WilliB
Creepy. I hope that is not another psychopathic murderer in the making. Very often they start with animals.
Numan
Look for another single probably unemployed male. That seems to be the usual demographic.
Summer has started, so that is typically crazy people season in Japan regardless of pandemic and SOE.
Sven Asai
You are right, in many cases that can be a developing killer career. On the other side, many people have a job that includes killing animals and dismemberment of their body parts, so we cannot generalize that they all become a psychotic killer. But for sure, that’s something to be carefully watched and the suspect quickly to be identified.
GdTokyo
Looks like we have a serial killer in training on our hands.
Mr Kipling
Maybe someone ate it? The parts found would be the left overs.
Michael Machida
Historically speaking, this is how a serial killer is born.
Toasted Heretic
Disgusting and cruel. Ritualistic? Anyway, somebody needs mental health care now, whatever drove them to carry out this obscene act against an innocent cat.
Kobe White Bar Owner
“MarkToday 09:22 am JST
Cat's are magnificent pets, who would want to harm them, how sad.”
a mass murderer in the making!
Mark
Cat's are magnificent pets, who would want to harm them, how sad.
Seesaw7
Covid stress?
dbsaiya
"There's a killer on the road his brain is squirming like a toad..."
snowymountainhell
Police need to act quickly. This incident has deeper implications. Dismemberment of animals is a chief sign of severe personality disorders and mental illness, often followed by escalating behaviors toward others.