Police are appealing for information after a cat died in Canford Heath on Wednesday January 4.

The cat was found with fatal injuries on Chaldon Road at around 10.45 on Wednesday morning.

This comes after a cat was killed in Canford Heath in a slingshot attack in October.

In a Facebook post, Poole Police have asked residents for any information, or for any CCTV footage that may be able to help in the investigation.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “Dorset Police received a report at 2.53pm on Wednesday 4 January 2023 that a cat had been found with fatal injuries in the area of Chaldon Road in Poole at around 10.45am that morning.

“An investigation is underway to establish how the cat came to sustain its injuries and local officers will be carrying out enquiries in the area. Poole NPT takes reports of this nature very seriously and would urge anyone with information to please come forward.

“Officers are also asking anyone with home CCTV or doorbell cameras in the vicinity to please check their footage overnight from Tuesday 3 January to Wednesday 4 January 2023 for anything of relevance.

“Anyone with information can contact us via 101, quoting occurrence 55230001719.”