Police Probe Network After Teens' Sadistic Kitten Killing
Police Probe Network After Teens' Sadistic Kitten Killing

Police Probe Network After Teens' Sadistic Kitten Killing

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Two 17-year-olds, a boy and a girl, were sentenced for the sadistic torture and killing of two kittens in northwest London, receiving 12 and 9 months in detention, respectively, and lifetime bans on owning animals. The acts were found to be extensively planned, involving knives, blowtorches, and ropes, with the kittens mutilated and burned. The boy kept notes about killing and wanting to 'get away with murder,' while the girl possessed images of mutilated animals and showed a fascination with death. Both pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to animals and possession of a knife. Judge Hina Rai described the case as the worst animal cruelty she had seen, citing the risk of escalation to further violence. UK police are investigating possible links to a wider network of online animal abuse amid a rise in cat cruelty cases nationwide.

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