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Cat killer admits torture charges 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 against five animals.
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 of the 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. Docherty, who stole the cats in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, in January, was spat on and pushed as he left Paisley Sheriff Court.
Docherty is accused of stealing the cats in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, in January this year, before screaming at them and taping their paws together. Sentencing was deferred until Tuesday 2 June for psychiatric reports.
Docherty, of Clarkston, was originally charged with decapitating one cat and causing suffering to two others by binding their paws with tape. Docherty, of Clarkston, caused the animals unnecessary suffering by screaming at them, pinching them and taping their paws together.
He was originally charged with decapitating one cat and binding the paws of two others with tape.
He was charged under the Animal Health and Welfare Act of 2006 and denied the charges at a court appearance in February.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.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. It is claimed Docherty stole the animals between 1 and 25 January in Clarkston 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.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.