An ardent believer in the UK Cat Killer is organising patrols around Orpington, in the hope of nabbing her elusive foe.

Boudicca Rising was a founding member of SNARL (South Norwood Animal Rescue), an animal charity which conducted its own investigations into the Cat Killer, until she resigned last year.

She has however continued her vigilante campaign under the banner of SLAIN (South London Animal Investigation Network), and this week announced the establishment of regular patrols in Orpington, an area which is "ideal" for the killer.

Ms Rising said: "We are looking to set up cat killer patrols in the Orpington area, much like we have started in other locations.

"Although Orpington is an area he hasn't been that active in very recently, it is one he has repeatedly operated in and is sadly ideal for him as it's so full of alleyways and dark at night.

"Even if the only thing we achieve is to keep him out of it, then I think that's a good thing."

Ms Rising is inviting locals to join the patrols, which are set to begin Tuesday, February 4.

Anyone interested is required to attend a preliminary meeting where they will receive further information about the time and location.

In September 2018 the Met Police closed its case into the supposed Cat Killer, having conducted investigated reports from members of the public of mutilated cats, often found with their heads and tails removed, in Croydon and the surrounding area.

The police said there was "no evidence" to suggest a human was involved in the deaths, concluding that the mutilations were likely the work of foxes scavenging on run-over cats.

News Shopper reported on two suspected incidents in December, where the killer was deemed responsible for deaths in Lee and Mottingham.

The cat found in Mottingham belonged to a "distraught" elderly woman with dementia, while the victim in Lee was the companion of a young boy with autism.

Tony Jenkins, also a founding member of SNARL and Ms Rising's former partner, branded the suspected killer a "terrorist".

Ms Rising resigned from SNARL, which has continued its investigations, in July 2016, citing "personal and professional differences".