Man killed cat after putting it in washing machine and switching it on
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man who killed a cat in a washing machine has walked free from court with a suspended prison sentence, the RSPCA has revealed.
Robert Lay, 32, from Heywood, Rochdale, was banned from keeping any animal as a pet for life and jailed for 14 weeks, suspended for 12 months.
A court heard Lay put the cat, called Buddy, into the washing machine then switched it onto a wash cycle after the cat has scratched him, the RSPCA said.
He then took the cat's body and put it behind a bush in a cemetery. READ MORE: 'I bet he couldn't name four streets in Rochdale': Scepticism in the town where George Galloway is now MP Speaking after a sentencing hearing, RSPCA Inspector Natalie Taylor, who investigated the case, said: "This was a deeply distressing case involving intentional harm and cruelty to a defenceless cat.
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