The Prince and Princess of Wales were joined by Prince Andrew during an outing in Scotland.
09.08.2023 - 09:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A grandmother who dumped her pet kitten in a neighbour's wheelie bin before trying to ''stone'' it to death during a drinking binge grinned as she walked free from court.
Pamela Mattinson, 49, repeatedly hurled a large brick into the bin with both hands as the terrified animal lay screaming inside. She initially fled the scene when confronted by the neighbour but returned, pulled the kitten out a plastic bag and told him: “Why is my cat in your bin?” before threatening to smash his windows.
Police arrested Mattinson as she was carrying the cat in her arms to a local vet. The unnamed moggy was said to be distressed, with injured hind legs and heavy bleeding from its paw. The kitten has since made a miraculous recovery and is now living with new owners.
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When quizzed Mattinson, of Alston Street, Bolton, said she had accidentally injured her pet whilst trying to frighten off a larger cat which had been harassing it. She claimed she had been attempting to put the kitten ''out of its misery'' but also confessed she had been drinking vodka in the run up to the incident.
At Bolton Crown Court Mattinson, who admitted causing unnecessary suffering and using threatening behaviour, was sentenced to eight months jail, suspended for two years. She was also banned from keeping animals for ten years.
The court heard that on March 2 this year, a neighbour heard a loud banding noise from the rear window of his property and also heard the screams of what sounded like an animal. "He went to the back window to see the defendant standing by his bin," said Edmund Potts, prosecuting.
"She was picking up what looked like a large brick and
The Prince and Princess of Wales were joined by Prince Andrew during an outing in Scotland.
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