The Daily Mail (London, England), March 23rd, 2005
Byline: SAM GREENHILL
A SUBURB was in fear last night after a man told how he was attacked by a 'black panther' in his back garden.
Tony Holder said he managed to fight off the snarling beast - which was trying to make a meal of the family's pet cat - as he struggled with it at 2am.
He was left with a six-inch scratch down one cheek, scratches on his arm and a wound to his finger.
Last night, there was confusion over what exactly had pounced on him in Sydenham, South London.
But Scotland Yard said an officer who was called to the scene by Mr Holder 'thought he saw' a large catlike anima...
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