2009/10/27

South Wales cat killer strikes again 南威爾斯殺貓犯再次犯案

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A serial cat killer in South Wales appears to have struck again just a few miles from where eight pets mysteriously died in the summer.

南威爾斯一名連續殺貓犯,似乎再次犯案,且地點距離今夏8隻貓神秘死亡處僅數英里遠。

This time four cats are suspected to have been killed after drinking poisonous anti-freeze left out for them in Caldy Close, Barry, according to The Sun.

這次有4隻貓疑似在巴里市加爾地街喝了留給牠們的有毒防凍劑後遇害,根據太陽報報導。

It follows the first eight cats dying of the same cause in Underwood Place, Bridgend, some 10 miles away, in July and August.

在此之前,今年7月與8月,8隻貓在約10英里遠的布立真德市林下廣場,死於同一個原因。

The latest cats, in neighbouring households, died between September 29 and October 6.

最近遇害的這批貓是在鄰近的住宅區,死亡時間介於9月29日至10月6日間。

Stephen Griffiths, 25, and his girlfriend Sarah Jones, 32, lost their pets Sugar and Pudding. Mr Griffiths told The Sun: "It is horrible to think how they died.

25歲的史蒂芬.葛里菲斯與32歲女友莎拉.瓊斯,痛失他們的寵物「蜜糖」與「布丁」。葛里菲斯告訴太陽報:「想到牠們是如何死的就痛徹心扉。」

"Even now I go out into the garden and expect them to come over the fence. But then nothing."

「即便現在我到花園,都還期待牠們越過圍籬。但後來什麼也沒有。」

A vet said all four animals died of kidney failure, brought on by ingesting anti-freeze.

一名獸醫表示,所有4隻動物都是死於腎衰竭,是因為攝取防凍劑造成的。

新聞辭典

die of:片語,死於~。例句:His father died of a heart attack over the summer.(他的父親在這個夏天死於心臟病發。)

come over:片語,過來;改變立場;佔據。例句:He asked Tom to come over for a drink.(他邀請湯姆過來喝一杯。)

bring on:片語,使發生、使出現。例句:His illness was brought on by poor feeding.(他的病是飲食不佳造成的。)

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