Teens arrested for killing and eating beloved New York swan that they mistook for a duck

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three teenagers have been arrested for killing and eating a beloved swan from a New York town’s pond, according to officials. Eman Hussan, 18, of Syracuse was arrested in connection with the killing of Faye, the mother swan, said Manlius police Sgt Ken Hatter. Manlius officials say that the three friends climbed over a fence at the town’s pond on Sunday night and held the female swan down while she was nesting. Investigators say that the teenagers told them they thought the swan was a large wild duck and decided to go “hunting.” “They did not know that it was a swan, and they did not know that it was not a wild animal, that it was actually owned by the Village of Manlius,” Sgt Hatter told reporters.