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REDBRIDGE: Boy's duck theft attempt 'to save ill mum'
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| PC Iqbal Sheryar at the spot where a youth was questioned over the stealing of a duck for medicinal purposes |
A BOY was caught trying to steal a duck to 'cure' his terminally ill mother.
The youngster was found by a warden as he prepared to plunge into the duck pond, in Valentine's Park, Ilford, to catch a plump mallard to cook for his mother's dinner.
After being handed over to Redbridge Parks Police (RPP), the boy, who was born in Afghanistan, explained that a priest in his native country had told him his sick mother would die unless he fed her with duck meat.
Parks Constable (PC) Iqbal Sheryar, who speaks fluent Urdu, met with an angry response when he told the boy to buy a bird from a nearby branch of Sainsbury's instead.
He said: "This young guy was really upset when we told him he couldn't take a duck from the pond, and begged us to let him jump in and grab one.
"My colleague, Sgt Stephen Warr, is a former paramedic, and we explained to him that feeding his mum duck meat wouldn't cure any kind of illness.
"I don't think he understood that it's illegal in this country to take birds and animals from our parks."
The teenager, whose exact age is not known, was released without charge after the bizarre incident, which has prompted RPP chief John Boylin to warn park users of the consequences of stealing and killing the borough's wildlife.
His officers, who enforce council bylaws in Redbridge's green spaces, are about to erect multilingual warning signs in the borough's parks ordering people not to poach.
He said: "This was a particularly strange incident, but it is not an isolated case because we had problems last summer with people jumping into some of our ponds and stealing carp.
"Many of these people then barbecued the fish next to the pond, seemingly unaware that they were breaking the law.
"We hope to try and tackle this problem by erecting signs in the parks which will list the byelaws in a number of languages so that people know what they can and can't do."
11:48am Tuesday 18th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Mr. T. C. Hull, Walthamstow on 3:52pm Tue 18 Mar 08
If this poor woman is terminally ill how evil was the 'priest' to hoodwink a young lad in this manner at such a time!
If this poor woman is terminally ill how evil was the 'priest' to hoodwink a young lad in this manner at such a time!
Posted by: Mark, Loughton on 8:15am Wed 19 Mar 08
Was he arrested at the quack of dawn?
Was he arrested at the quack of dawn?
Posted by: Mark, Loughton on 8:16am Wed 19 Mar 08
Maybe he just wanted some cheese & quackers?
Maybe he just wanted some cheese & quackers?
Posted by: Red Squirrel, Worcestershire on 8:54am Wed 19 Mar 08
EVERYONE knows if it is not yours and do not own it, you cannot take it. Since when was duck a delicacy and cure-all in Afghanistan? This story is not funny and along with the swans, there will be no wildlife left in Britain soon.
EVERYONE knows if it is not yours and do not own it, you cannot take it. Since when was duck a delicacy and cure-all in Afghanistan? This story is not funny and along with the swans, there will be no wildlife left in Britain soon.
Posted by: ducky, Woodford Green on 12:28pm Wed 19 Mar 08
no need to get in a flap about it.
no need to get in a flap about it.
Posted by: mr khalid, walthamstone on 4:05pm Wed 19 Mar 08
boys mother die and you al laff this boy? that good? no it not. one day you wil and maybe som peple laf you? this duck may be cure no?
boys mother die and you al laff this boy? that good? no it not. one day you wil and maybe som peple laf you? this duck may be cure no?
Posted by: Bartok, Leyton on 5:05pm Wed 19 Mar 08
my county and other this bird and swan is for food not man feed them with bred. if you go tesco and sanebury and lidal you by this duck to eat and is normal/
my county and other this bird and swan is for food not man feed them with bred. if you go tesco and sanebury and lidal you by this duck to eat and is normal/
Posted by: Mark, Loughton on 8:05am Thu 20 Mar 08
Don't blame the boy, his mother obviously has a serious "mallardy"......
Don't blame the boy, his mother obviously has a serious "mallardy"......
Posted by: Mark, Loughton on 8:07am Thu 20 Mar 08
...also wish the police would stop carping on about fish being stolen.
...also wish the police would stop carping on about fish being stolen.
Posted by: Mark, Loughton on 9:34am Thu 20 Mar 08
Luckily the PC had a former paramedic on hand to explain that duck meat doesn't cure illnesses...phew!
Luckily the PC had a former paramedic on hand to explain that duck meat doesn't cure illnesses...phew!
Posted by: md250, ilford on 5:17pm Fri 21 Mar 08
[quote][bold]mr khalid[/bold] wrote:
boys mother die and you al laff this boy? that good? no it not. one day you wil and maybe som peple laf you? this duck may be cure no?[/quote] one less for us all to pay for.
NEXT.............
mr khalid wrote:
boys mother die and you al laff this boy? that good? no it not. one day you wil and maybe som peple laf you? this duck may be cure no?
one less for us all to pay for.
NEXT.............
Posted by: md250, ilford on 5:19pm Fri 21 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Bartok[/bold] wrote:
my county and other this bird and swan is for food not man feed them with bred. if you go tesco and sanebury and lidal you by this duck to eat and is normal/[/quote] no doubt you are a friend of the above idiot,mr khalid.
some days i just pray for the plague to come back
Bartok wrote:
my county and other this bird and swan is for food not man feed them with bred. if you go tesco and sanebury and lidal you by this duck to eat and is normal/
no doubt you are a friend of the above idiot,mr khalid.
some days i just pray for the plague to come back
Posted by: Observer on 7:03pm Fri 21 Mar 08
[quote][bold]mr khalid[/bold] wrote:
boys mother die and you al laff this boy? that good? no it not. one day you wil and maybe som peple laf you? this duck may be cure no?[/quote] Get lost you imbecile. You're a waste of cyberspace and oxygen.
mr khalid wrote:
boys mother die and you al laff this boy? that good? no it not. one day you wil and maybe som peple laf you? this duck may be cure no?
Get lost you imbecile. You're a waste of cyberspace and oxygen.
Posted by: mr khalid, walthamstone on 1:00pm Sat 22 Mar 08
soup chiken is best for sik parson, haved more vitamen and clen from the tesco not from the rivers and meybe haveded the garms?
soup chiken is best for sik parson, haved more vitamen and clen from the tesco not from the rivers and meybe haveded the garms?
Posted by: md250, ilford on 2:19am Sun 23 Mar 08
[quote][bold]mr khalid[/bold] wrote:
soup chiken is best for sik parson, haved more vitamen and clen from the tesco not from the rivers and meybe haveded the garms?[/quote] QUALITY,
FROM THE BANGALORE BULLSHITTER
mr khalid wrote:
soup chiken is best for sik parson, haved more vitamen and clen from the tesco not from the rivers and meybe haveded the garms?
QUALITY,
FROM THE BANGALORE BULLSHITTER
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