Severed 'goat's leg' left rotting on top of London bus stop
A severed goat's leg has been left rotting on top of a bus stop in Clapham Junction for at least a month.
The leg is sitting on top of bus shelter Y on Saint John's Road, and it is not clear how it got there.
Commuter Riz Wasti posted a picture of the leg to his Twitter page, alerting the council by writing: "@wandbc seeing this leg of lamb at bus stop Y near Clapham/Northcote road for few months. Prob welldone by now?!"
@wandbc seeing this leg of lamb at bus stop Y near Clapham/Northcote road for few months. Prob welldone by now?! pic.twitter.com/0q9sT5ptZN
- Riz Wasti (@RizWasti) April 12, 2015
Wandsworth Council responded by tweeting Transport for London (Tfl) about the issue.
@RizWasti Not a very nice sight! @TfL please can you remove this from the roof of your bus shelter o/s 79 St. John's Road, SW11 1QZ
- Wandsworth Council (@wandbc) April 13, 2015
According to the Wandsworth Guardian, Suzanne Perkins, a graphic designer from Battersea, said she was horrified when her friend pointed out the leg on the bus stop roof.
She said: "I was at the bus stop with a friend and she said 'do you realise what's up there?' and I had a look. You can see very clearly a hoof and a hip bone.
"She said it's been there since March. It's not just like it's been there for one or two days – it has been up there for a month.
"Why has it been there so long? What is going on with general street cleaning?"
Tfl reportedly told the Evening Standard it was now taking action to remove the leg.
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