Horrific moment group of young men mutilate dead bird
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA shocking CCTV clip showing a gang of youths mutilating a dead bird has emerged. The footage, which was captured on Middlewich Street, Crewe at around 6pm on Monday, April 4, shows between 15-25 people, mainly young men.
They gather around what appears to be a dead pigeon, believed to have been put there by one of the group. Some of the boys then start to throw things at the bird, hurling bricks and rocks at the creature before jumping and stamping on the body, then throwing a cone and a small bike at the creature.
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A person is spotted coming out of a nearby property on the clip, causing the gang to run away. It is not known whether the bird was dead before or after being found by the group.
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