CONVICTED (2019) | Robert Jason High, born 20 December 1996, and Damien Robert Beales, born 16 April 1998, James Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1EH – neglected and starved a large number of cats; desperate animals resorted to cannibalism.
Robert High and his partner Damien Beales left cats to starve at a property in Northgate Road, Stoneycroft, Liverpool L13
RSPCA officers discovered starving cats eating the decomposing remains of others when they visited the house on 25 April 2019.
They found up to ten cats who were so desperate and hungry that they had shockingly resorted to cannibalism.
Five dead cats were in the process of being eaten.
The grim remains were discovered by the property’s landlord who was so disturbed that he contacted the police who next alerted the RSPCA.
Beales and High both pleaded guilty to one charge of cruelty.
The prosecution has been previously adjourned after both men, Beales and High repeatedly failed to turn up.
Sentencing: 16-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months. Each ordered to pay £500 costs and a £115 victim surcharge. Banned from keeping animals for life.
Additional information:
High and Beales move around frequently. They only lived in Stoneycroft for five months. Prior to living there, they lived in Kirkdale, Liverpool. Neighbours of the Kirkdale property allege they overheard the couple accusing each other of raping cats.
High is said to have serious mental health issues, including self-harming. He had a now defunct YouTube channel called My Borderline Life on which he discussed his borderline personality disorder and also ‘sang’.
Update | August 2023
Current address:
127 Chestnut Avenue
BLYTH
NE24 1PJ
These men now live next door to me and they are terrible men. Tried to have me arrested twice. Fortunately second time I videoed the interaction and it proved them to be out and out liars. Dangerous men. They were also keeping animal next door. Chinchillas hamsters and rats. The council told them they were going to visit so they paid someone to take the cages away and let the poor animals go. The estate has been a wash with small animals being found daily since then. The noise and the violence I have to listen to is breaking my spirit. Until I saw this news article I thought the violence was with each other. Now I don’t know if they’ve been using animals. They are constantly block the sewage drains and the contents of their toilet runs down my back yard. Currently twice a week. I have also been told that they are a credible threat to my to rescue dogs. That does me no good . These men are nasty and dangerous and they live next door to me ☹️