Dewsbury, West Yorkshire: Matthew Falkingham

CONVICTED (2011) | Matthew Falkingham, born 18/08/1991, of Moorside Avenue, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury WF13 4QH – killed his ex-girlfriend’s kitten in a revenge attack.

Matthew Falkingham

In June 2010 Matthew Falkingham killed his ex girlfriend’s two-month-old kitten Daisy by putting her inside a pillow case and slamming it against a wall.

He sent Stacie Baker a text telling her “I’ve killed your cat and wrecked your stuff. I hope I have ruined your life like you have ruined mine.”

Prosecuting, Philip Brown described how the tiny animal suffered terrible injuries in the attack.

Matthew Falkingham

He said: ‘The cat died from a blunt trauma, which caused her lungs and liver to rupture.

‘There would have been a few minutes of shock and suffering before she died, as well as the distress of being confined in a pillow case.’

Falkingham pictured outside court in February 2011
Falkingham pictured outside court in February 2011

Falkingham pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary cruelty to an animal and criminal damage.

Sentencing: four months in prison, suspended for 12 months; 150 hours of unpaid work; 12-month supervision order. Banned from keeping animals for five years (expired 2016).

Daily Mail

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