Teenager who killed ex's kitten after she ended relationship escapes jail

EAST YORKS: A teenager who killed his ex-girlfriend's kitten has escaped an immediate jail sentence.

Matthew Falkingham slammed the two-month-old cat called Daisy against the wall out of spite after his lover ended their relationship.

The 19-year-old was sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months, at Beverley Magistrates' Court on Monday.

The pet's distraught owner, Stacie Baker, received a chilling text from Falkingham that said: "I've killed your cat."

She rushed back to her home in Queens Road, Beverley, to find the young cat's lifeless body in a suitcase in her shed, on July 11 last year.

Falkingham had also destroyed hundreds of pounds worth of clothes and a mobile, which were covered in paint.

Falkingham, who lives in Dewsbury, was banned from keeping animals for five years, given a 12-month supervision order and ordered to carry out 150 hours' unpaid work.

RSPCA inspector Hannah Bryer said: "I very much hope the sentence passed sends the right message to him and anyone else who thinks this is acceptable behaviour."

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