Pensioner terrified as 'enormous' big cat enters his study through tiny window

A pensioner has spoken of his terror after he discovered an “enormous” big cat in his study.

Moses Gerbi, 83, was stunned when the hissing beast, climbed in through a tiny upstairs window.

The black-spotted feline was roaming only 1.4 miles from where the “Beast of Bishops Avenue” was cornered by armed police in 2020.

A brave neighbour rushed to help capture the animal, thought to be from the serval family, but it wriggled free and escaped.

Moses, of Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London, told the Mirror: “The animal was enormous – much, much bigger than a domestic cat. I thought, ‘Am I imagining this?’

Moses Gerbi points at the window where the big cat entered (Phil Harris)

The animal entered through the window (Phil Harris)

“I was just stepping into the room when it plonked down from the window. He saw me and tried to jump up and get out again but he couldn’t.”

The pensioner shut the door before the neighbour put a lead on the cat, which is thought to be an escaped pet.

Moses added: “Two days ago, my wife thought she saw it going across the garden.

“It’s obviously still roaming around.”