Two boys, 11 and 12, accused of burglary and animal cruelty in college break-in

By PA News

Published: 10:32, 13 March 2024

| Updated: 10:41, 13 March 2024

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Two boys have been charged over an alleged burglary at an environmental college during which a number of animals died.

The children, aged 11 and 12, are due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of two counts of burglary and one count of animal cruelty.

Shiraz the barn owl went missing after the alleged break-in but has since been found. (Capel Manor College/PA)

A break-in was reported at Capel Manor College in Gunnersbury Park, west London on February 25, during which staff said that animals had been killed and enclosures damaged.

A barn owl called Shiraz escaped but has since been recovered at a warehouse near Heathrow Airport and is being cared for at the college’s Enfield campus.

Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting the reference CAD 1639/25Feb.

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