Police seek witnesses after man punches seagull to death over a stolen Cornish pastyman allegedly punches seagull to death for stealing his pasty, police want answers

Police in St Ives, Cornwall, are asking the public for information after a vacationer allegedly punched a seagull to death on June 10. A boat tour guide, Rosie Reynolds, told The Daily Mail she witnessed the attack while working. She said the man was walking with his wife and child when the seagull swooped down and stole his Cornish pasty, after which he grabbed the bird and punched it three or four times in the chest until it went limp. Reynolds said the man then threw the seagull to the ground, where it lay with a caved-in chest cavity, still alive. Local animal rights activists have expressed outrage over the incident.

a guy in St Ives, Cornwall allegedly punched a seagull to death on June 10 after it stole his Cornish pasty. boat tour guide Rosie Reynolds told The Daily Mail she watched the whole thing — says he grabbed the bird, punched it in the chest three or four times until it went limp, then tossed it on the ground with a caved-in chest. he was walking with his wife and kid at the time. police are now asking locals for information and animal rights people are furious.