John
06-09-2010, 07:10 PM
A mobile phone picture showing a fox suspected of mauling twin sisters as they slept has been released.
It was taken by one of the first police officers to arrive at the scene of the attack in Hackney, east London.
As paramedics tended to gravely-injured nine-month-olds Lola and Isabella Koupparis, the officer walked around their home.
He discovered the animal standing outside the rear patio doors of the £800,000 three-storey Stoke Newington property.
The blurry image shows the apparently young fox alert and staring at the officer through the glass of the sliding door.
It is understood the encounter lasted just seconds as the fox then ran off into the back garden, which is filled with toys.
The patio doors had been left open during the hot weather, but were closed immediately after the attack.
Police said it is not known if the fox was the same animal as one caught in a trap and put down the next day.
The Royal London Hospital later confirmed that Lola's condition had improved.
A spokeswoman said: "The nine-month-old twin being treated at the Royal London Children's Hospital following an attack by a fox in her home is in a stable condition."
It was taken by one of the first police officers to arrive at the scene of the attack in Hackney, east London.
As paramedics tended to gravely-injured nine-month-olds Lola and Isabella Koupparis, the officer walked around their home.
He discovered the animal standing outside the rear patio doors of the £800,000 three-storey Stoke Newington property.
The blurry image shows the apparently young fox alert and staring at the officer through the glass of the sliding door.
It is understood the encounter lasted just seconds as the fox then ran off into the back garden, which is filled with toys.
The patio doors had been left open during the hot weather, but were closed immediately after the attack.
Police said it is not known if the fox was the same animal as one caught in a trap and put down the next day.
The Royal London Hospital later confirmed that Lola's condition had improved.
A spokeswoman said: "The nine-month-old twin being treated at the Royal London Children's Hospital following an attack by a fox in her home is in a stable condition."