Beheaded with an axe, beaten to death, drowned: a mentally ill Styrian (32) killed several cats with incredible ruthlessness. His girlfriend is said to have instigated and helped.
“I grabbed her hind legs, threw her against the wall several times and then hit her five or six times with the iron cover from the radiator.” – It’s almost unbearable to hear what the inconspicuous 32-year-old in the dock describes completely emotionlessly. He freaked out that day, “because the whole apartment was dirty and sunk.” Acquittal of abuse allegations On Wednesday, the Styrian and his now ex-girlfriend, with whom he has a nine-month-old baby, sat in court in Graz for animal cruelty . The man, who was mentally ill and had a criminal record for animal cruelty, was also accused of sexual abuse of his ex – but he was ultimately acquitted on this point. “I only carried out instructions” Judge Andreas Lenz presented a sad picture: The 30-year-old has her parents’ farm taken over and was apparently completely overwhelmed with the care of around 40 cats. According to the indictment, she is said to have instructed her partner at the time to “destroy” other cats that had strayed – which he did: he caught at least four cats with a live trap and chopped off their heads with an axe. He drowned a cat, and the 30-year-old is said to have helped. While she doesn’t want to know anything about it, her ex admits: “I was just following instructions.” He felt “relatively little.” His ex was sentenced to a fine of 720 euros and six months conditional imprisonment (not final).
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