Councillor's claim 'youths behead cats in London park' sparks chaos at town hall meeting

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A London councillor has sparked chaos during a town hall meeting after claiming youths have been beheading cats in a park in Bexley.Barry Saunders, who sits as the Conservative councillor for Falconwood & Welling on Bexley Borough Council, alleged decapitated felines as a problem experienced in the area while discussing controversial plans for a new Go Ape adventure playground in the Grade II-listed Danson Park.The controversy, which is already the subject of hundreds of objections, centres around three rope courses at the site.Residents have expressed concern about the "commercialisation" of the "precious and protected public asset".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, the discussion descended into chaos when Cllr Saunders made his extraordinary cat claim.Speaking at Bexley Borough Council's Planning Committee on Thursday night, Cllr Saunders said: "We have seen some major issues within the parks in the past and it's horrible to say but some of our youths are not nice...

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