– Authorities investigate in case of tortured cat
A video circulated online over the weekend showing a young man cruelly killing a cat. The police have now started an investigation.
SDA
Posted today at 10:44 am
At least two men kicked a kitten in the video.
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The Zurich youth prosecutor’s office has opened proceedings in connection with a case of animal cruelty. It is about a video circulating on the Internet in which a cat is cruelly killed. The footage shows at least two Swiss German speakers abusing a kitten. They stamp on the animal, kick it, let a dog loose on the animal and laugh.
The Zurich city police confirmed the opening of the procedure to the Keystone-SDA news agency on Tuesday. The online news portal “20 minutes” reported about it first. A police spokesman said they were aware of the said video and the calls for violence against the alleged perpetrator.
The police have started an investigation, the spokesman said. In its statement, the city police pointed out that the distribution of videos depicting violence could be punishable – and that vigilante justice was a punishable offence. She did not provide any further information.
Alleged perpetrator is threatened
The video sparked violent reactions on social media, including calls for violence. In connection with this, a 16-year-old was named as an accomplice at the weekend. His name, an alleged address and an alleged telephone number were circulated on the Internet. Blick.ch reported that people appeared at the home of the 16-year-old’s father and threw stones at the facade of his house.
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2023-08-02 09:57:31
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