Police Baffled by Monstrous Murders

Killer Beast Shot But Still Alive?
Derwent Valley residents, shocked last month by two murders and a serious assault on a third victim, are still without a satisfactory explanation or perpetrator of the dreadful attacks.
At that time, Lesser Edale farmer George Osgood and resident Lydia Perkins were torn to shreds in apparently unrelated murders on consecutive nights. On the third night, wheelwright Harold Short was nearly killed but managed to drive off his attacker, which he described as a "grisly creature."
According to the Lesser Edale Constabulary, a rabid dog was shot and killed on the night of Mr. Short's attack.
The police believe the matter to be closed. Nevertheless, local residents have subsequently claim to have seen and heard a strange beast lurking about the area. Reportedly, the good folk of Lesser Edale still endure sleepless nights due to the bizarre wailings of the beast on nights of the full moon.
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Residents of the Midlands are advised to remain indoors at night and report all mysterious happenings to the police and to The Scoop.