Squirrel on rampage put down

Excerpts from a report out of Wales:

A squirrel’s reign of terror has been brought to an end after it caused chaos in a North Wales town.

The grey squirrel was branded “psycho” and “nutty” after indiscriminately attacking pensioners, children and pets in Buckley, Flintshire. At least 18 people were injured over two days after the squirrel went rogue.

Like something out of a low-budget horror movie, it launched itself at people as they put out their bins – and even chased people down streets.  Some were left bitten, bruised and bleeding by the rascally rodent. A few even needed tetanus jabs. 

The squirrel was quickly dubbed “Stripe” by locals after the evil character from the Gremlins film.

Forty eight hours of tyranny was finally brought to an end on Monday, December 27, when it was caught in a humane trap by 65-year-old gran Corrine Reynolds. 

After she failed to contact animal rescue charities, Stripe was put on death row.  Corrine, who works as a home carer, asked vets to put him to sleep, as it is illegal to release grey squirrels back into the wild.