Postman jailed for killing cat with mail trolley lid after it jumped in during his round

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Postman jailed for killing cat with mail trolley lid after it jumped in during his round

March 9th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Postman Alan Vincent told eyewitnesses to ‘f*** off’
Tiddy, 14, died of ‘horrific internal injuries’
Vincent has since been sacked and left by his partner

By
Larisa Brown

UPDATED:

20:13 EST, 8 March 2012

Callous: Postman Alan Vincent repeatedly smashed a cat in the head with the lid of his trolley, killing her

A postman was jailed yesterday for killing a cat because it jumped inside his mail trolley.

Alan Vincent repeatedly bashed the lid down on the ‘screeching’ cat before throwing it over an 8ft garden hedge and leaving it to die ‘a horrible death’, a court was told.

Neighbours who saw the attack confronted the postman but he hurled abuse at them and carried on with his round.

The 14-year-old tortoiseshell tabby, Tiddy, was found in a nearby garden by her owner, nursery worker Ami Hartridge.

Miss Hartridge, 34, rushed Tiddy to the vet but the cat died hours later from ‘horrific internal injuries’, the court heard.

Tiddy was one of eight cats owned by Miss Hartridge, and the favourite of her daughter Tallulah.

The attack happened only days before the little girl’s second birthday.

Witness Laura Lucardini, 72, told the court: ‘I saw the postman bashing the lid down and realised he was smashing it on to the cat who was meowing loudly, screeching.’

She said Vincent then took the cat from his mail trolley and casually threw it over the hedge.

Another witness, June Dye-Hodge Beardsley, ran out and confronted the postman before dialling 999.

In an emergency services recording played to the court, Vincent was clearly heard swearing at both women.

Robert Borwick, prosecuting, said Miss Hartridge had been searching for her pet when Vincent’s delivery manager, who had received a report about the incident, arrived in a van and helped her find Tiddy.

Vincent, a postman of nine years, was
sacked after the attack in Windsor in March last year. The case also
resulted in the end of his relationship with his partner.

'Horrific internal injuries': Tiddy, 14, was found by her owner in a nearby garden and rushed to the vets, but she later died

‘Horrific internal injuries’: Tiddy, 14, was found by her owner in a nearby garden and rushed to the vets, but she later died

He told the court he had found the cat
in his trolley but did not smash the lid down on it.

He said: ‘I tried
to lift it out, but it clung on to the inside.’ He said he finally
shooed it off unhurt.

Reading magistrates’ chairman Ian
Bacon told him: ‘We don’t believe your version of events.

‘Tiddy died in a
great deal of suffering and pain – a horrible death. You have offered
no remorse whatsoever, none.’

Devastated: Tiddy's owner Ami Hartridge holds her other cat, Minnie. Her partner Stephen Hughes holds daughter Tallulah, two

Devastated: Tiddy’s owner Ami Hartridge holds her other cat, Minnie. Her partner Stephen Hughes holds daughter Tallulah, two

Vincent, from Feltham, West London, was jailed for six months after being found guilty of causing unnecessary animal suffering.

Speaking after the case, Miss
Hartridge’s partner, Stephen Hughes, 50, said: ‘Justice has been done,
but it won’t bring Tiddy back.’

He added: ‘Tallulah loved Tiddy and
used to sit on the sofa with her, she was absolutely devastated when she
found out she had died.

‘What this man did to our cat was
cruel and disgusting. I hope he has time to think about what he did as
he sits in his prison cell.’

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Let me have him for 5 minutes, even less, and I’ll cure him for free.

– Ron, Oz, 09/3/2012 11:18

Catlover that is one off the worst justifications i have seen yet for cats killing birds and mice and other animals. it is not right there enjoying free access too peoples property and are allowed too foul it. if i decide too take action against an cat on my car or garden then that is circle off life as well as this story then. astonishing attitude

– Sue Previsor, Doncaster Council HSE, 09/3/2012 10:43

Throw away the keys.

– wee mikey, north vancouver, canada, 09/3/2012 10:20

This man is evil………………

– laurent, plymouth, 09/3/2012 10:16

I wish we had this kind of strong anti-cruelty legislation and enforcement here in Canada.

– Robert, Canada (expat), 09/3/2012 10:16

Throw away the keys.

– wee mikey, north vancouver, canada, 09/3/2012 10:06

Repulsive thug. I hope his life is made a misery from this act of savagery.

– Horowitz, Jerusalem, 09/3/2012 09:37

nasty horrible man but how selfish do you have too be too own eight cats. i wonder if their is any wild life in that area but i bet these same people who are up in arms about this dont give an stuff about that.
– Sue Previsor, Doncaster Council HSE____It’s called the ‘circle of life’. It’s a cat eat bird world out there 🙂 Find it weird how people don’t mind when cats catch mice/rats, but are so upset when they catch birds?

– CATLOVER, MEOW, 09/3/2012 08:52

I actually find it truly shocking that some people who post on here think it is ok to hurt cats because they poo in people’s gardens, catch birds, etc. I respect your decision not to like cats (albeit thinking that you are freaks), but is there really any need to be this nasty? You are probably the same people ranting on here day after day about law and order, whilst at the same thime thinking it ok to kill or harm a cat.

– Cindy Chaplin, Coggeshall, 09/3/2012 08:47

I really don’t understand some human beings…. anyone know of any extra large mail trolleys i could throw him in?

– Emma Reid, Ellon, Scotland, 09/3/2012 08:43

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