A cat found decapitated in Welling yesterday is being linked to the so-called Croydon Cat Killer, according to animal welfare activists.

The South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) group said a cat was found to have injuries "consistent with the UK animal killer", the one which the group have been investigating since 2015.

The group would not reveal where exactly the cat was found as "the family have young children and do not wish to be identified."

The UK animal killer, aka the Croydon/M25 Cat Killer, first came to the fore in 2015 when locals began to report finding mutilated remains of cats in Croydon and surrounding areas.

In November 2015, the Met launched their investigation into the mutilations and so the hunt for the so-called cat killer began.

However, in September they concluded their investigations, claiming there was no solid evidence linking the killings to any human.

It was found that vehicles hitting stray and domestic cats explained the common signs of blunt force trauma found in many cases and that wild foxes were the cause of the dismemberment.

However, SNARL refused these findings and claims the persons responsible for these mutilations are still at large.

Boudicca Rising, who co-runs SNARL with Tony Jenkins, told News Shopper she believes foxes are not the ones to blame for these killings.

"The Met say it was foxes but human interaction is a definite," she said.

Ms Rising also said that since 2015, SNARL has been investigating 500 cases of cat deaths linked to the mysterious killer and will be drafting in its own investigative team to help solve the case.

"We are looking at getting a forensic CCTV team as well as a geographical profiler to help with our investigation," said Ms Rising.

According to the group's Facebook page, the owners of the cat have been identified and notified about their pet's death.

The notorious UK animal killer story was widely covered by national newspapers and was even the subject of its own documentary on Vice called To Catch A Cat Killer.