THE headless body of a cat found in a park has been confirmed as the work of the Croydon Cat Killer according to an activist group.

The team set up to track down the killer, SNARL, said they visited the scene at Fishergate Park and examined the body with a vet to confirm the cat’s decapitation was human caused.

Worry about the recent spate of attacks attributed to the pet killer has sparked a public meeting organised by SNARL, which is set to be held in the Brighton area some point in the near future.

The co-founder of the animal charity, Boudicca Rising, said: “We don’t know who he is, but we know he’s coming back.

“He comes to Brighton fairly regularly and we have a lot of dead pets near the coast so these recent attacks are not a surprise.

“We have to catch him as this can’t go on but we need the public’s help.

“We can’t be everywhere if there’s one thing people can do is keep their eyes and ears open.”

An appeal to find the owner of the mutilated black cat found at the park in Fishersgate, near Southwick, is still ongoing.

The group assesses each situation according to a set of criteria to determine whether the incidents are linked to their investigations, ruling out accidents and building the case through hallmarks associated with the killer.

The group had previously confirmed that a mutilated cat found in Victoria Park, Portslade, in July, was the work of the pet killer.

The group believes the killer had struck in Sussex three times in June after a cat, rabbit and fox were found mutilated.

After a confirmed incident, the group will leaflet around the area to warn residents.

Ms Rising said: “People have been helpful,very, very helpful following these latest killings.

“All we can advise people to do is keep cats in at night and let us and the police know when there is any strange activity.”

SNARL’s investigations into the killer started in 2015.

The killer is believed to have butchered over 400 animals since the suspicious deaths of cats were first linked in Croydon in 2014.

They claim they can categorically say the killer is male through psychological profiling and the strength required to cause some of the injuries.

Speaking to The Argus, Ms Rising said she was thankful for the police’s help.

She said: “Sussex Police have been excellent and proactive in dealing with recent incidents.

“We’ve got a lot of volunteers and enlarged our team. All we can do is keep on looking at it.

“The problem with serial investigations is they’re long, ongoing, nasty, and we don’t know how far we are until we get there.”