Cat cruelty phone footage case in court

A group of teenagers appeared in court to admit hurling a cat off a fifth floor balcony in Birmingham - the gang was caught after their own shocking mobile phone footage of the appalling attack was given to the RSPCA.



The youngsters dropped the terrified animal off the 60 feet balcony up to four times, each time going downstairs to fetch the cat before repeating the attack. The cat was so severely injured it had to be put to sleep to end its suffering.

Two boys, aged 17 and 18 and a 16-year-old girl - who cannot be named for legal reasons - appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to cruelly ill-treating and terrifying a cat at Druids Lane, in October 2005.

A 14-year-old girl admitted aiding and abetting the cruel ill-treatment of the cat.

The 18-year-old is due to be sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Friday 14 July 2006. The others are due to be sentenced by the Birmingham Youth Court on Tuesday 4 July.