A TEEN boy who tortured, killed and dismembered two kittens with a girl in a warped bid to reduce his urge to kill a human has been locked up.
The depraved pair used rope to tie up the defenceless animals before “mutilating” them.
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The teens were captured on CCTV carrying the animals
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They later fled the scene after killing the animals
One of the kittens was found cut open on the ground in Ruislip, North West London, while the other was hanging from a tree.
Chillingly, the boy, 17, wrote how he “really wanted to murder someone” and killed cats to “reduce my urges”.
He also made a number of harrowing searches about sacrificing animals to Satan.
The boy has been detained for 12 months after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the protected animals by “mutilating and killing” them.
His co-defendant will be sentenced for the same charge this afternoon.
The teens, who legally can’t be named, also admitted one count of possession of a knife.
Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court was told the horror unfolded on May 3.
Footage released by police showed the girl, 16, and 17-year-old boy strolling through a residential street.
The boy could be seen clutching a bag that is believed to have been used to carry the kittens.
CCTV then captured the twisted pair running back down the same street after killing the baby cats.
Prosecutor Valerie Benjamin said the animals were discovered with their flesh and fur cut off and burnt.
As well as the tragic kittens, knives, blowtorches and scissors were found at the scene.
Police later discovered a note on the boy’s phone that read: “I really wanted to murder someone and I was searching how to get away with murder.
“I have come close.
“I have killed cats to reduce my urges.
“I have skinned strangled and stabbed cats.”
The boy had also carried out a number of chilling searches for “killing cats and dogs” and “how to kill a human”.
Ms Benjamin said: “There were concerns about his desire to go on to killing humans.
“He questioned how easy it would be get away with murder and how to kill homeless people.”
It also emerged the teens had chillingly put out adverts for the kittens and went to pick them up before killing them.
Sentencing, Judge Hina Rai also imposed a lifetime ban from caring for animals on the boy.
She said: “You have caused extreme suffering to those two kittens. You knew exactly what you were doing and it would result in their suffering.
“Without a doubt these are the most awful offences I have seen against animals in this court.”
KATIE Price has revealed a pet tragedy after her cat gave birth to “so many” kittens.
The former glamour model, 46, is proud owner of Sphynx cat Doris, and previously made a witty social media post about how their figures were the same.
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Katie Price revealed ‘sad news’ about her pets on her social media pagesCredit: Snapchat/Backgrid
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She took to Snapchat to reveal how one of her cat Doris’ kittens had diedCredit: katie-price/Snapchat/Backgrid
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Katie, 46, has turned down a holiday to look after Doris and the new arrivalsCredit: Getty
Katie welcomed three of the bald cats into her home back in October – despite being blasted by animal charities for doing so.
On her Snapchat page on Friday, the mum of five told how Doris had given birth, and has now revealed she’s swerved a holiday to the Isle of Wight to look after the new litter.
Yet instead of kicking back and relaxing, she is keeping her house cosy with electric blankets and regular feeding patterns for the new arivals.
In a video which showed her in a cream jumper and her dark hair in a straight style, she added the caption “sad news” and four emotional Emoji icons.
In the clip, Katie told her followers there had been a death and said: “An update on the kittens, one unfortunately died.
“That’s the one wrapped in tissue, two hours after we fed it.
“Luckily I’m trying to help the kittens latch on to the mum, two are just about doing it but I’m having to put them on it, because they are so premature.
“As you can see how knackered I am, every two and a half hours through the day and through the night I’m feeding them for the mum.
“She’s a good mum, and then she keeps bringing one to the bed with her, she did that earlier, I think that was a sign to come and look in the box as one had died.”
Katie Price admits her family are panicked over star’s weight loss as mum fears eating disorder and dad calls her ‘thin’ legs ‘terrible’
Katie added: “But that’s good because she trusts us and loves us so thats good.
“So I’ve got two latching on to her now, so thats the update.”
She then panned the camera to new parent Doris, sitting on her bed, as she cooed: “Hey Doris good girl.”
CHARITY BACKLASH
Katie forked out for Doris and two other cats last year.
Katie’s troubled pet history
November 2017
One of Katie’s horses was killed on the A24 after it broke lose from its field. She announced the death on social media and said she was devastated.
February 2018
Katie’s dog Queenie was hit by a car near her home, with the former model blaming a delivery driver for leaving the gate open.
November 2018
Katie claimed the family’s pet chameleon, called Marvin, died from a broken heart after her children Junior and Princess moved in with her ex husband Peter Andre.
February 2020
Her Alsatian Sparkle lost her life after getting lose and being hit by a car. Katie posted the news on social media but was hammered by fans who called for her to be more careful.
July 2020
Fans rounded on Katie after her daughter Princess’s puppy Rolo suffocated. JRC Bullies who gifted the dog to Katie were furious and said: “We are heartbroken that this has happened as we told Katie not to leave a small puppy on its own. “We can’t believe that the puppy was left unattended as we had left strict instructions.”
November 2022
Katie came under fire after she revealed her pomeranian Sharon had been hit by a car and killed outside her Horsham home.
June 2023
Katie was slammed by PETA after her seventh pet was killed. She revealed her dog blade had been run over on the same stretch as road as her last dog Sharon.
October 2023
Katie had four Chihuahuas but in October she sold two of them for £2k each.
She showed her affections for the trio, even pushing them around in a pram.
Yet, at the time, she could not escape backlash from charityPETA(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
They called for the need for an injunction to be put in place, stopping Katie from owning pets completely.
PETA UK founder Ingrid Newkirk told The Sun: “If there was a way to file an injunction to stop this serial animal killer, PETA would do so, as this woman doesn’t care about the lives she wastes or listen to vital advice and is still treating live animals like stuffed toys: as disposable.
“If William Hill took totally tasteless bets, the odds would favour those betting on how little time this kitten has on Earth, given the hideous track record of animal deaths in Price’s custody. No one could call it ‘care’.”
ATOMIC Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton opened up about her skin cancer battle, revealing she was diagnosed with the disease after getting a persistent itchy spot on her back.
Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton revealed she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinomaCredit: ITV
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The singer got an itchy spot on her back after it got burnt on holidayCredit: Getty
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Natasha was part of Atomic KittenCredit: Getty
BCC is the most common skin cancer type in the UK.
It begins in the basal cells — a type of cell within the skin that produces new skin cells as old ones die off – and is more likely to develop on skin regularly exposed to the sun, like the face, head or neck.
The cancer often tends to appear as a pearly lump, but it can also develop as a scar-like patch on the skin or rough, scaly growths.
Natasha initially mistook the diseased patch of skin as a mosquito bite.
She told her hosts Kate Garraway and Rob Rinder that she developed an itch after catching a bit too much sun while on holiday in Majorca.
Natasha said: “So I had been on holiday, I wasn’t actually in the sun a lot, my baby was only about five months old and I was breastfeeding.
“One afternoon I had her on my lap, my back was in the sun and I burnt.
“I don’t know if it was later that day or the next day, I had an itchy spot on my back.
“I felt it, I went “oh mosquito bite”.
‘It wasn’t until four weeks later when I was at home and it was itching I was like ‘hang on a minute, that seems a bit long for a mosquito bite’.
‘I asked my husband to have look and he went “oh that’s not a bite,” he took a picture.
Natasha revealed: “Originally it had just been a dark freckle that I’d had on my back for many years.
A smooth, firm lump that may be pearly, pink, red, brown or black – on black or brown skin, it is more likely to be pearly, brown or black
A lump that is sunken in the middle like a crater
A flat patch of scaly, crusty or irritated skin
A scar-like area of pale, shiny skin
This type of skin cancer tends to be painless but it can cause itchiness or bleeding.
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Sometimes skin cancer may start as a flat discoloured patchCredit: NHS
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The patches may be darker on brown or black skin.Credit: NHS
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Sometimes the patches may look crusty and feel rough or itchyCredit: NHS
Over time, a BCC may develop into an open sore that does not heal.
Any part of your skin can be affected, but it’s most common in areas exposed to the sun, such as the:
Head, face and ears
Neck and shoulders
Back
Hands
Lower legs
BCCs mainly people with fair skin, but those with other skin types may also be at risk, according to the British Skin Foundation.
Those with the highest risk of developing a basal cell carcinoma are:
People with pale skin who burn easily and rarely tan
Those who have had a lot of exposure to the sun, such as people with outdoor hobbies or outdoor workers, and people who have lived in sunny climates
People who have used sun beds or have regularly sunbathed.
People who have previously had a basal cell carcinoma
Almost all cases of BCC can be cured and it’s almost never a danger to life, according to the charity.
However, if a BCC is not treated early, it may get larger and may be more likely to come back.
Treatment can include surgically removing the affected area of skin.
Melanoma vs. non-melanoma skin cancer
There are two main types of skin cancer – non melanoma skin cancer and melanoma skin cancer.
Non melanoma skin cancer includes:
Basal cell skin cancer – this is also called basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Squamous cell skin cancer – this is also called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
Some other rare types
Non melanoma skin cancers tend to develop most often on skin that’s exposed to the sun. There is a high cure rate for these cancers.
Most people only have minor surgery and don’t need further treatment.
Melanoma skin cancer is when abnormal cells in the skin start to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way.
It starts in skin cells called melanocytes. These cells are in the deep layer of the epidermis.
Around 17,500 people are diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer in the UK each year. The number of people diagnosed has increased over the last few decades.
Melanoma skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK.
Police are hoping to identify two teenagers caught on CCTV near West Ruislip Tube station
CCTV footage has been released by police trying to track down two teenagers after the “mutilated” remains of two kittens were found in a field in west London.
Sgt Babs Rock of the Met Police said that the kittens – discovered in Ickenham at about midday on Saturday 3 May – had been “tortured and dismembered”.
“This is an incredibly distressing incident which I know has caused concern in the local community,” she said, adding that the force was taking the “horrific incident” extremely seriously.
Police hope that by releasing the CCTV footage of the teens fleeing the scene, and an image of a duffel bag thought to have been used to carry the kittens, they will be able to identify those involved.
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This black duffel bag is thought to have been used to transport the kittens
A dog walker, who posted online anonymously, said they had been in the field when they interrupted two teenagers “stooping over something on the floor”, who quickly ran off when disturbed.
“To my horror, I saw two dead mutilated kittens, along with an array of weaponry,” the witness recounted. They added: “The poor cats had clearly suffered.”
Sgt Rock told BBC News that the dead kittens were found not far from West Ruislip Tube station, near Ruislip Golf Course, in Hillingdon.
She said: “We are working to help try and identify who the pair are so that we can firstly ensure that justice is brought to them, but also to safeguard them and make sure that it doesn’t lead to any future offences.”
Met Police
Police hope a letter sent to parents via local schools informing them of recent animal cruelty incidents will help to prevent further incidents
Police say there have been other recent attacks on local wildlife – including on ducks and swans targeted with catapults – although they believe these are isolated and not connected to what happened to the kittens.
The Met says it has taken the “rare” step of writing to parents, via local schools, to raise awareness of animal cruelty issues and to ask parents to speak to their children about what has happened.
Sgt Rock said: “We’ve put out an appeal to schools and parents in order to educate their children into making sure that they understand how important it is to look after wildlife and pets.”
The sergeant explained that causing unnecessary suffering to animals could result in fines, disqualification from keeping animals and up to five years’ imprisonment.
“If you do see any animals being harmed, or any children acting in a suspicious way, it’s really important to feed that information through to us,” she said.
“Even if there isn’t necessarily a crime taking place, it’s not a wasted phone call.”
The force urged anyone with information, or footage from house or car cameras, to come forward, or report what they know anonymously via CrimeStoppers.
