A teenager has been charged with killing a pigeon after it was allegedly seen being hit with a skateboard.
The charge against the 19-year-old follows an incident in Parliament Street, Exeter, in Devon, on Thursday.
Officers were called after reports that a wild bird had been killed by being struck with a skateboard.
The accused teenager, who has been bailed, will face a charge of "killing a wild bird" when he appears at Central Devon Magistrates' Court on 1 December.
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