CONVICTED (2021) | Rachel Cawte aka Rachel Stafford, born 17 May 1974, of Beechdale Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield NG19 9GQ, and Carl Anthony Wright, born 7 May 1975, of Stockwell Court, Mansfield NG18 5QQ – for the cruel mistreatment of a cat that suffered a catalogue of serious injuries.
Black and white cat Lily sustained multiple fractured bones and eventually had to be put down.
Prosecutor Andy Cash said Cawte told a vet that Lily was limping after jumping out of a window, less than a month after Rachel Cawte bought her, in September 2020.
X-rays revealed fractures in her leg and neck, but Cawte refused the vet’s recommendation that Lily be put down.
The cat began showing signs of improvement, but was returned to the surgery a month later with a fractured pelvis.
Cawte’s flatmate found Lily and thought she was dead, but Cawte told him “she was simply scared of men”, Mr Cash said.
He took the cat to the vet and on Christmas Day a further examination revealed multiple fractures to her mouth and face, abrasions and trauma, and Lily had to be euthanized.
Cawte later told an RSPCA inspector that, during an argument, Wright threw Lily across the room so hard she squealed in pain.
On another occasion, he claimed Lily got her head stuck in a reclining chair.
Sentencing:
Both Cawte and Wright were originally given 20 weeks in prison and banned from keeping pets for ten years. Cawte’s sentence was later reduced on appeal after the court accepted she was in a “domineering relationship” with Wright. The pair have apparently gone their separate ways. She was handed an eight-week prison sentence suspended for two years, and her ban on keeping animals was reduced to just two years (expires November 2023).
Nasty evil individuals.20weeks in prison for what that poor cat went through is a joke.she knew what was happening so why didn’t she just leave and report him.look happy enough in that photo.dont like to think what they done to that poor cat where does all this evil come from.sorry people like that need a good beating to know exactly how that poor mite felt.
Mentally Disturbed Scum.
Absolutely Heart Breaking.
It is obvious the Cat was receiving regular beatings.
She would have realised this after the first instance.
Scum such as this shouldn’t keep Animals Full Stop.
They won’t get no luck for what they have done.
What demented scum they both are..
God knows what they did to that poor animal over the months ..what pain, fear and misery she must have suffered..
I hope they both ROT IN HELL!
UTTER COWARDLY SCUM …I HOPE YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT MISERY AND SHIT FOR THE REST OF YOUR POINTLESS LIVES!!
Absolute scum, they want burning
Karma needs to get this bitch and I would hope she doesn’t show her vile face in Mansfield
Social Services need to keep a close eye on that Small Child they are Pictured with on their Facebook Pages.
At least now their Faces are out there, and everyone knows who they are and what they have done.
I feel really sorry for that little Child of theirs.
Utter fucking filth! I hope they get the same done to them, be very happy to assist! Scum of the earth. Sleep tight Lily, they will suffer for what they did to you!!
They got a nerve 🤬
Pure scumbags the sentence should be higher never mind reduced I hope they live a miserable life devil spawns
He that controlling she back with him scum!!!
Wouldn’t piss on them if on fire she back with him lying bitch and why would he want to be with someone who made him look like an abuser so she could get out prison filth the pair of them
Are they still in Mansfield?
Yep!
Chuck them fuckers at a wall karma a bitch
Well them two were hit by the ugly stick he boz eyed and she looks like she swallowed a bee make you tough big man beating on a kitten wonder if you would do so well.imnfront of man !
ive just come across this story and im in tears we had our little gizmo before we had our son she was like a little human being she wouldnt eat cat food she would only eat salmon she lived till she was 26 we has a family was absolutely heartbroken to lose her we loved her so much and to read what they have done to that cat they should bow there head in shame and never be able to have any more pets shame on you pair you horrible nasty people i wonder what pain you would feel if the same was done to you
Just got from a reliable source they are defo back together they have been spotted she walks round with her head down but has been seen around and still living stockwell court knock knock scumbags 🤬🤬🤬
Cheek of um I’m surprised they dare shoe their ugly faces i know of a few folk who would slap the bitches who does that to a kitten reading it is making blood boil