Fears of cat killers on loose in Doncaster village after second shotgun death emerges

‘Beautiful’ pet cat Luna was found dead on the Roman Ridge at Scawsby with gunshot wounds last week – and now it has emerged another cat may have suffered the same fate in the same place a few weeks ago.

After reading the report of Luna's death, one local, who declined to be named, explained how her partner had witnessed an elderly woman sobbing on the path for her own cat several weeks ago.

She said: “She was looking for her black cat - she knew it was dead but she wanted to bury it.

“The old lady was told that a dog had attacked it and the person who owned the dog had thrown it in the hedge.

“But when they found it, there wasnt a mark on it. Just like Luna, it was long haired so they wouldn't have noticed a shot wound.

“I'm wondering if it happened to that one too.

“The old lady was devastated and said he was her only friend.

“She buried him for her on the Ridge.”

Yesterday, Luna’s owner Bryan Jacques spoke of his family’s pain at losing their beloved pet.

He said: ”It is heartbreaking for all my family.

“She was shot dead with an air rifle gun as they found the pellet and the gun shot wound.”

Luna’s body was found on the Roman Ridge path behind Layden Drive and Rosedale School in Scawsby.

The incident comes just days after the body of a dead cat was found badly burned on a disposable barbecue in Doncaster.

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after the cat was found in an alleyway off Lincoln Road in Wheatley by a woman walking her dogs during lockdown.

Anyone with information about any of the incidents can contact South Yorkshire Police with details on 101.