SIGHTING, UK: Dunmow man won’t go out after dark after he spotted ‘a panther’ strolling near home

An Essex resident has claimed to have spotted a 'massive panther' just yards from his home. 50-year-old Tim Davies, from Bardfield End Green in Dunmow, was looking out of his garage window when he saw a "big black thing" strolling across the open field behind his house. You might think it's quite rare to see a panther roaming the fields of Essex, but there have been big cat sightings across the county for decades. The so-called 'Beast of Essex' is thought to look like a black panther or puma.

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