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Two 'evil' teenage thugs armed with catapults killed four swans and injured at least a dozen more in a savage attack at a rescue sanctuary.
The pair broke into the Swan Support sanctuary in Datchet, Berkshire last summer and 'tortured' the animals by firing catapults during a sickening 20-minute attack.
One boy, 13, was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals at Maidenhead youth court last Tuesday, The Sun reported. He received a six-month referral order to a youth offending team.
All unmarked mute swans found in open water in England are regarded as belonging to the King. The birds are protected by the monarch's swan guard.
Two 'evil' teenage thugs armed with catapults killed four swans and injured at least a dozen in a savage attack at a rescue sanctuary. Pictured: A cygnet killed in the attack