A Witham woman has described what she believes is the sound of the mysterious "Beast of Essex".

Holly Rowe, who keeps horses, said she was walking towards her stable block at 11.45pm on Monday, when she heard a screeching sound.

"I was walking up to the stable block, it's about an eight-acre walk. I'd crossed the five-acre field when I heard a sound which can only be described, as a cross between a human, a cat and a bird screaming."

She said she did not see the beast but was convinced of what it was.

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Published Thursday, February 10, 2005

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