Who shot Bumble the cat? It's a whodunnit straight out of Miss Marple, featuring a beloved family pet and a wickedly doctored gun pellet. Now, accusations are flying in an idyllic Cotswolds town By Fred Kelly Published: 01:27 BST, 9 September 2024 | Updated: 01:33 BST, 9 September 2024 e-mail View comments Charlotte and Peter Fiell were on holiday in Majorca when they got the call. Charlotte dropped the phone and the blood drained from Peter’s face.
Bumble , the couple’s beloved cat, had been shot. Charlotte got on the first flight home to England. Once back in Chipping Campden, the picturesque Cotswolds town, she went straight to Abbey Green Vets in nearby Broadway, where Bumble – an adorable grey with piercing green eyes – was in intensive care, fighting for his life.
A metallic pellet had pierced his lung. With each breath, he mewed in agony. Bumble was lucky to be alive.
An X-ray showed the pellet, fired from an air rifle, had missed his heart by millimetres. Charlotte, 58, and Peter Fiell, 66, were on holiday when they found out their cat Bumble had been shot A metallic pellet had pierced Bumble's s lung - the wound (circled) after it had healed After an emergency op, and six long days in recovery, Charlotte and Peter were finally able to take Bumble home. When the Mail visited the family – three weeks after the shooting – Bumble was, if a little underweight, jumping off tables with characteristic energy.
But don’t be fooled. For Bumble and his loving own.