Give us your money or the budgie gets it

[sweet soul]

Give us your money or the budgie gets it: Burglars kill pet in front of great-grandmother .

Burglars who broke into the home of a 78-year-old woman killed her pet budgie when she refused to hand over her savings.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1121043/Give-money-budgie-gets-Burglars-kill-pet-great-grandmother.html

Evil Bastards

[sweet soul]

Burglars who broke into the home of a 78-year-old woman killed her pet budgie
when she refused to hand over her savings.
The frail great-grandmother watched on helplessly as the bird’s neck was snapped in front of her.
The robbers searched her house and found £150, but didn’t let her ordeal end there.
Before escaping they locked their sobbing and terrified victim inside her home.

On Sunday police revealed the devastating impact five-year-old George's death has had on the frail pensioner as they condemned the 'brutal' raiders for robbing her not only of her cash but also of her 'soulmate' during the raid in Cathays, Cardiff.
Detective Sergeant Stuart Wales said: 'This was a despicable crime on an elderly lady who is in poor health, where we believe these men have targeted her because of her age and because she lives on her own.
'She has been very brave throughout the whole ordeal but has been badly shaken up.
'The victim is deeply upset because not only has she been the victim of a crime, she has also lost her pet budgie, her soulmate, in a brutal and disturbing manner.'
The pensioner, who has not been named, was at home watching television with only five year old George for company when the intruders sneaked in through an insecure door on Friday.
They demanded she hand over £100 cash, then threatened her with her own walking stick and pushed her into a chair next to George's cage.
Incensed that she would not comply, one of the thugs then plucked the budgie from his cage and killed him.
George's body was later taken away by police for forensic analysis to look for clues to help catch his killers.

On Sunday he was returned to one of her friends so he can be given a dignified send-off.
A South Wales Police spokesman said: 'We tested George but returned his body to a friend for safe-keeping and in case this poor lady wants to bury him.
'It just shows how important pets are to many people and particularly to those living alone.'
Officers were 'deeply touched' by the woman's plight, the spokesman added.
'She is heartbroken and devastated,' he said. 'This elderly lady lives along with only her pet budgie for company.
'She said she talked to George every day and he was her companion and her soulmate in life for the last four or five years.
'She is very upset at his death, but also at the callous and cruel nature of the people who came into her home to kill him and rob her.'
The burglar who killed George was thin with a pale complexion, and wore a black beanie hat, a dark scarf across his face and dark clothing. The other man was also wearing dark clothing, and both were described as in their 20s.
Police are appealing for witness who may have seen the men around the time of the incident, which happened between 7pm and 7.35pm.

[radge]

I just laughed that they would use a budgie as a way of getting cash, why not just threaten to beat their heads in rather than bringing the budgie into it!!?? heh heh mentalists.

[sweet soul]

Cos they wanted to upset the old lady

[radge]

ahahaha and threatening to beat her head in wouldnt upset her enough? this is a gay thing to happen, but just using a budgie to get what you want, how about threatening her husband or relative!? why the budgie!? heh heh.

[sweet soul]

its cos they are evil sadists upseting the old lady this way grrr!!

[radge]

i think they have been alot nicer by killing the budgie than they could have been ahahaha. Think about it if they wwere truely evil bastards the budgie would have been fine.

[Libby]

Quite true radge! The budgie would've meant a lot to an old lady, perhaps the only company she had. By threatening to kill a much loved pet, they weren't using their ultimate threat of hurting her. A lesser punishment maybe if they were to be caught!

[fastkat]

If I had a kitten and burglars threatened to kill it unless I hand them over my money, that would make me exceedingly angry and would probably kill the burglars myself.

What evil sadistic bastards to threaten the old woman and I really don't understand why people in here are laughing about it...

[radge]

because if they were that evil and sadistic then the budgie would be alive today. Thats why im laughing. The papares print this headline to get readers, yet its the silliest thing if you are wanting to paint someone as really cruel that you say they threatened the budgie. thats why im laughing. Im laughing at the reporting not the event

[sweet soul]

Well said fastkitty x

[newyorker]

In America, the old lady would have shot the burglars and the budgie would be alive today!