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18.01.2022 - 23:18 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A cat killer who tormented pets and their owners during a deadly campaign of terror has died in prison.
Steve Bouquet was sentenced to jail after murdering nine cats and injuring seven more.
The former security guard and Royal Navy gunner carried out his deadly rampage between October 2018 and May 2019 in Brighton, East Sussex.
He was eventually apprehended by police after being caught on CCTV set up by one of the owner's who lost their beloved pet.
The Prison Service confirmed today that he passed away in hospital on January 6, the Mirror reports.
During his sentencing, the court heard how Bouquet had been told he had thyroid cancer, which had spread to his lungs and liver.
The pet killer was jailed for five years and three months at Hove Crown Court last July after being found guilty of 16 offences of criminal damage in relation to the cats, as well as possession of a knife.
During his trial, jurors heard accounts from several cat owners who had found their pets bleeding on their doorsteps.
Nine cats - Hendrix, Tommy, Hannah, Alan, Nancy, Gizmo, Kyo, Ollie and Cosmo - were killed, while another seven were injured.
Emma O'Sullivan, owner of Gizmo, wept as she told the court: "I miss Gizmo every day. After it happened it could not sleep. I spent many months in therapy working through what had happened."
Katerine Mattock, who lived with Alan the cat, said: "This was a murder of an innocent and much-loved cat called Alan. Alan was my family. He made my house a home.
"One minute he was running round the kitchen then next he was dead, covered in blood.
Sentencing Bouquet, Judge Jeremy Gold QC said his behaviour was "cruel, it was sustained and it struck at the very heart of family life".
He added: "It is important that everyone
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