r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 5d ago

Clapham butcher reunites boy, 3, with toy elephant

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjem0vm8geo
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u/djshadesuk 5d ago

Title sounds like a victorian serial killer.

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u/amurica1138 5d ago

All they needed to add was "The" to the title and I'd have thought it was a Sherlock Holmes flick.

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u/robynndarcy 4d ago

Sherlock Holmes: On the trail of The Clapham Butcher.

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u/ladyoffate13 4d ago

“Clapham butcher strikes again!”

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u/dustofdeath 4d ago

One that likes sewing together victims with their toys as a signature.

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u/Sim0nsaysshh 4d ago

I didn't see the sub name and thought the same

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u/Charakada 5d ago

"The elephant was spotted in a zebra crossing." That was very lucky! If it had been in an elephant crossing, it might have blended in with the others and been harder to spot.

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u/PhotoBN1 5d ago

M moen & sons is a really good but expensive butchers. Their windows a Christmas give Chaucer vibes. I used to walk past there everyday on my way to school in the 2000s

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u/monermoo 4d ago

Me as well! Seriously expensive, and it's probably only got worse. Had to move away from Clapham a few years ago due to price.

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u/zharkos 3d ago

boys 1 and 2 remain uncredited for their help in the case

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u/Boatster_McBoat 3d ago

"This situation would never happen anywhere else - it's testament to Clapham and the people here."

Clapham exceptionalism