Police arrest man, 31, over notorious cat killing spree after five pets were decapitated in case linked to slayer who butchered 400

  • A 31-year-old man has been arrested over five decapitated pets in Northampton
  • Detectives have linked their deaths to the hundreds found around the M25
  • Met Police say they are 'aware' of the arrest and their enquiries  are onoing 

By MAIL ON SUNDAY REPORTER

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Police may have trapped the 'Croydon cat killer' thought to have killed and maimed around 400 animals across London.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Northampton after the decapitated bodies of five pets were found in the area.

Their mutilated corpses were left for owners or the public to find between August and November last year.

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A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Northampton after the decapitated bodies of five pets were found in the area. Pictured: one of the victims of the so-called 'Croydon cat killer'  

Detectives have linked these deaths with the slaughter of hundreds of pets around the M25 over the past three years, all of which were killed in a similarly gruesome way.

The Metropolitan Police said it was 'aware' of the arrest and added that its investigation was ongoing.

The cat killer has slaughtered 400 animals both in Croydon, south London, and across the UK (pictured, one of the culprit's victims)

The deaths were being treated as part of a Metropolitan Police probe into several killings across England, including those by the so-called Croydon Cat Killer

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