Trio hunted over drowned ship cat

Police issued an image of a girl and boy (pictured) plus another girl

Three teenagers are being hunted in connection with the drowning of a ship's cat in the Thames.

Police believe the trio threw the cat, named Kilo, from a gangway that connects HMS Belfast to the dock, between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. Kilo's body has not been found. Officers have released a CCTV image of two girls and a boy they want to quiz.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "The actions of the people responsible for this are truly despicable."

The cat was thrown from the moored ship on 9 February.

The police spokesman added: "Kilo was beginning to feel at home of the ship after the crew had taken him in from Battersea Dogs and Cats home and was a great companion to those who serve on the ship."