Kent police warn drivers in
Tunbridge Wells to check brakes before travelling after six incidents since
blamed on fox cubs chewing through cables
Chris
Johnston and agencies
Thursday 2 June
201622.41 BST Last modified on Friday 3 June 201610.46 BST
Drivers in Tunbridge Wells have
been left outraged after hungry foxes apparently chewed through the brake
cables of several cars. Kent police have now warned drivers to check their
brakes before setting off on journeys.
Officers called on wildlife
expert John Bryant to determine whether there was an explanation other than
deliberate damage to six vehicles in the second half of May. He concluded that
a family of teenage fox cubs, rather than a human vandal, had gnawed through
the brake cables.
“It is a pretty rare occurrence,
but you do get a couple of cases every year. It is the cubs who are teenage
hooligans now, so they are up to all sorts,” Bryant said. “They get under cars
and snap away at all the cables when they are hyped up.”
A Kent police spokesman said an
expert had confirmed that the damage was not caused by humans. “Foxes,
especially cubs at this time of year, are known to rest under vehicles, and can
chew through pipes. There is no evidence at this stage to suggest the damage
was deliberately caused by a person. However, any new reports will be
thoroughly investigated,” he said.
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