Big cat sighting in Bricket Wood?

Tuesday 17th August 2010
By Alexandra Barham

A READER has come forward with another big cat story after reports of a mysterious creature prowling the streets of St Albans on the Review's website.

The reader, known only as Matt, claims he saw a large black cat in Bricket Wood on Sunday.

The sighting came just days after the Review reported Elizabeth Parson's strange encounter with a mysterious creature in St Albans in December last year.

Mrs Parsons, from Chorleywood, claims she saw a panther-like cat dart in front of her as her husband drove her to work along Highfield Park Drive, and insisted she saw two more mysterious creatures skulking around hedges on the side of the road.

Elizabeth, who retired from her job at a residential home in Hill End Lane, St Albans in March told the Review: "It was just before 7.30am so at that time of year was still not properly light. We were going along the road and I was aware of something darting infront of us. The first thing I noticed was the tail which was long and cat-like. It wasn't an ordinary cat, it was something larger than that..

"On reaching the other side of the road I looked back to see that there were in fact two similar animals playing on a slight bank."

Review reader Matt said the big cat he spotted was remarkably similar to that described by Mrs Parson.

Sightings of big cats have also been made elsewhere in Hertfordshire, with six or seven bizarre experiences reported in Bedmond, leading to the legend of the Beast of Bedmond.

Expert big cat hunter Danny Nineham investigates dozens of sightings around the country each year. He explained how a law, introduced in the 1970s, which banned the keeping of “exotic pets”, led to many big cats being released into the wild.

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