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Post by toad » Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:46 am

Killing of Manlius swan Faye is 'disgusting' says Onondaga County DA
by Mary KielarThu, June 1st 2023, 6:17 PM EDT
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District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick said he doesn't buy the story that the three teens accused in the death of Faye the swan thought she was a duck. (Photo by CNY Central){p}{/p}
District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick said he doesn't buy the story that the three teens accused in the death of Faye the swan thought she was a duck. (Photo by CNY Central)
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Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said it's not his first time investigating a swan's murder in Manlius, "Twenty or so years ago, a young man killed the swan in the Town of Manlius and about 10 years ago, there was a young man that snatched eggs from the swan pond and destroyed them, and he was prosecuted," explained DA Fitzpatrick, "and now this one, so it's almost a ten year cycle."

Early Monday morning, Manlius police say three teens between the ages of 16 and 18 hopped the fence at the Manlius swan pond. There they allegedly beheaded Faye, Manlius' beloved mother swan, and stole her babies. Then police say they took Faye back to one of their homes on Syracuse's Northside and ate her. The cygnets are now under the care of a biologist.

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"I'm not sure what mom thought when her little darling brought home a dead swan ... and instead of saying 'What the hell did you do?, you know, 'Oh great, we have a nice Memorial Day dinner.' I'm not sure what's going on there," said DA Fitzpatrick.

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CNY Central asked about the argument that the teens thought Faye was a duck. "I don't know what their ethnicity is, what their culture is, but any sentient human being knows the difference between a swan and a duck. It's the difference between an elephant and a giraffe," said Fitzpatrick. "Even if you accept that premise, so at 1:30 in the morning you climb over a fence with 'No Trespassing' signs and all kinds of warning signs, and you behead a helpless duck and I'm supposed to say that's okay because we were out hunting? They weren't out hunting."

MORE: Latest updates on the Manlius Swan Pond case, three teens arrested for killing Faye

The two younger suspects will go through the family court process, which means their records will be sealed from the public.

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Fitzpatrick says the 18-year-old is also eligible for youthful offender status, which could mean the same thing. Still, he wonders why this happened.