Northants Black Panther Appears Again
[Original headline: Mum claims latest sighting of panther]
A black panther said to have been spotted more than 30 times across the county, has been seen again near Corby.
The cat was seen on Saturday morning near the recycling centre and landfill site in Weldon.
Trish Pointer contacted the Evening Telegraph after seeing what she was convinced was the legendary county black panther.
Mrs Pointer, 34, from Scotter Walk, Corby, saw a large black cat near the landfill site while she was sitting in the car with her nine-year-old daughter Amy outside B&L Caravans in the village.
She watched it walk around for over a minute over the fields, before it disappeared out of sight over a dip in the land.
She said: It was definitely not just a black cat. I thought am I losing my mind?
But by the way it walked I dont think it could have been anything other than a panther.
It was far bigger than a cat and its walk was much more purposeful.
I didnt tell my daughter about it because I didnt want to scare her.
The first time the panther was seen in the area was in July 1994 in a field near Blackmore Thick Farm, between Bulwick and Southwick.
Sightings were reported last year near Southfield School in Kettering and near Loddington.
In 1996 the Evening Telegraph even offered an award of £500 to anyone who could prove a sighting of it.
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