West Ham star Kurt Zouma looked like a cat caught in the headlights as he tried to dodge our giant 6ft 7in moggie outside court this morning.
Zouma, who last week pleaded guilty to two counts under the Animal Welfare Act, got collared by our larger-than-life tabby on his way to sentencing at Thames Magistrates Court.The £125,000-per-week defender tried his best to ignore the furious feline.
But his nine lives ran out as our puss among suits, sporting a tail only slightly longer than Zouma’s charge sheet, got his point across before the disgraced claw-breaker went in to discover his fate.Our intrepid moggie got in amongst the litter of press gathered outside Thames Magistrates Court and even found time to pose for a picture in front of the court's signage.
Unsurprisingly, the 27-year-old sourpuss defender didn't want to know. Zouma found himself in the doghouse earlier this year after shocking footage of him slapping and kicking his cats went viral after being shared on Snapchat by younger brother Yoan, 24, who admitted one offence during the hearing last week.Hammers boss David Moyes stuck by Zouma in the immediate aftermath of the incident, selecting him for their 1-0 win over Watford one day after the video emerged.
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