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| Cat killer admits torture charges | |
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| A man accused of torturing and killing cats has pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty. | A man accused of torturing and killing cats has pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty. |
| Anthony John Docherty, 23, is alleged to have killed three cats. All were decapitated, two were scalped, and one had its tail pulled off. | Anthony John Docherty, 23, is alleged to have killed three cats. All were decapitated, two were scalped, and one had its tail pulled off. |
| He will appear at Paisley Sheriff Court for sentencing on Tuesday 2 June. | He will appear at Paisley Sheriff Court for sentencing on Tuesday 2 June. |
| Docherty is accused of stealing the cats in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, in January this year, before screaming at them and taping their paws together. | Docherty is accused of stealing the cats in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, in January this year, before screaming at them and taping their paws together. |
| Docherty, of Clarkston, was originally charged with decapitating one cat and causing suffering to two others by binding their paws with tape. | |
| He was charged under the Animal Health and Welfare Act of 2006 and denied the charges at a court appearance in February. | |
| Fresh charges were then brought by the Crown, replacing the previous complaint with nine charges of animal cruelty against a total of five cats. | |
| It is claimed Docherty stole the animals between 1 and 25 January and detained them in a bedroom in his house. | |
| After pleading guilty, Docherty was granted bail with special conditions which prevent him from having any contact with animals. His sentencing was deferred to allow psychiatric reports to be compiled. |