Steven Bouquet, dubbed the “Brighton Cat Killer”, was jailed in 2021 after being found guilty of the violent spree in the seaside resort.
Bouquet, 54, was found guilty of 16 offences of criminal damage, in relation to the cats, and possession of a knife.
The security guard was jailed for five years and three months for the string of attacks, but died just months into his sentence.
At an inquest held in Maidstone, Kent, coroner Patricia Harding ruled Bouquet’s death as natural causes, with the medical cause of death confirmed as Covid-19 pneumonitis, and a secondary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
He was also receiving end-of-life care for thyroid cancer while serving his sentence in HMP Elmley, Subdury Mercury reported.
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