Man charged after kicking cat in Leamington

The 71 year-old was caught on CCTV kicking the animal across the pavement

Author: Jon BurkePublished 18th Oct 2023

A man has been charged with an animal cruelty offence after a video emerged of a cat being kicked off the pavement.

Warwickshire Police said that the 71-year-old had been charged after the CCTV footage showed a man kicking the cat across the road in Leamington.

The force had previously said that the incident occurred in Hastang Fields, Leamington at around 6.56am on September 16.

The man, who has not been named but is from Leamington, was interviewed on Monday, police said.

He will face a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal at Warwickshire Magistrates Court in Leamington Spa on November 10.

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