Guinea pigs killed in incinerator

21 September 2012

Police are appealing for information after four guinea pigs were killed in an incident at a home in Lowestoft.

The incident happened in Dell Road between 10pm on Monday 17 and 9.30am on Tuesday 18 September.

An occupant at the address had been using an incinerator to burn garden waste during Monday evening but when he went to feed the guinea pigs on Tuesday morning he found their hutch in the garden had been destroyed and the animals were missing.

He made a search before looking in the incinerator and finding their bodies.

The incident has left the man and his family very upset.

Police are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area or anyone with information about those responsible to call the Lowestoft South Safer Neighbourhood Team on 101.