Teenager detained for cat cruelty (update)

A teenager has been detained for four months after a cat was hurled from the fifth floor of a tower block.

Christopher Lees, 18, provided running commentary as a mobile phone was used to film the cat being repeatedly thrown 60ft from a balcony.



The cat had to be put down after its ordeal in Druids Heath, Birmingham.

Lees, of Wilsford Close, Druids Heath, who admitted animal cruelty at an earlier hearing, was also banned from keeping animals for five years.

Three other teenagers involved, aged 14, 16 and 17, will be sentenced next month.

Judging by the amount of angry comments posted, (now mostly deleted), on previous stories I'd posted about this from people visiting via search engines yesterday, I wouldn't like to be in his shoes when he's released.

Edit: there's more here, including the video footage.

If this doesn't shock you, nothing will.

NSFW language and very disturbing content.