Swans shot and killed in ‘senseless’ attack

A family of swans has been shot and killed in a “senseless” suspected air gun attack. The bodies of five cygnets and both of their parents were discovered wrapped in plastic bags after they were thrown down the bank of a stream in the Kent village of Benenden. X-ray images revealed one of the birds was peppered with pellets or shot. Kent Police were called to the scene last Sunday and the RSPCA has launched an investigation.