An ex-Royal Navy has been jailed for more than five years after being found guilty of killing nine cats and maiming seven more during a nine-month campaign of cruelty.

Steve Bouquet, 54, stabbed 16 cats between October 2018 and May 2019 during a spree in Brighton.

He was only stopped when he was finally captured on CCTV set up by an owner of a dead cat.



In a video released by police (pictured below), Bouquet said cats have 'always been friendly to him'.

He added: 'I'm no threat to animals'


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9843607/Brighton-cat-killer-jailed-five-years-ex-Navy-gunner-guilty-killing-nine-cats.html

Between October 2018 and June 2019, Bouquet stabbed at least 16 pet cats across the seaside resort, killing nine and seriously injuring seven.

Nine cats, Hendrix, Tommy, Hannah, Alan, Nancy, Gizmo, Kyo, Ollie and Cosmo were killed while another seven were injured.

Police spent months chasing after a faceless and nameless cat killer who was finally exposed after he made a single mistake, prosecutors say.

Security guard Steve Bouquet was able to move through the city of Brighton undetected, preying on cats in a gruesome spree that left nine of the creatures dead and others injured.

As well as leaving owners traumatised at finding their beloved pets bleeding on their doorsteps, the string of attacks prompted fear and confusion in the East Sussex city.

In the end, it was a CCTV camera set up by one such owner that captured Bouquet on video evidence prosecutors say was 'pivotal' in finally bringing the bloody campaign to an end.


Pictured: Stewart and Agathe pictured with Hendrix, a nine-month-old black kitten, who was killed on the narrow passageway linking Church Street and North Road in Brighton

Lucy Kenward, who spent £5,000 on veterinary treatment trying to save her cat Cosmo (pictured), broke down in tears as she recalled the horrific killing.

The guy have a Nigerian spirit

Some people carried Igboho's cat away and killed it and then term it as an achievement.

He killed 9 cats with 9 lifes...
The kind spirit wey bestow this man no be here!

Wait !!! Cat as in Pussy Cat ..Pussy Cat or Catwoman?

Na clap dem take dey enter dance.
Before he begin practice him craze for human body.

He look like cat too

See cruise

Five years for killing cats. Omo even cats lives matter for Uk. Sadly, there’s no right in Nigeria for human lives.

5years for killing cats...... Herdsmen kill more than 20 sleeping women, children weekly and go SCOT-FREE. the police looks on and even the supercop cannot trace the murderers

you see why the west is considered a developed place ?
Every life matters,that's why.

Hmm they should scan his brain

This one don mental

Imagine spending money and time buying and raising a cat for one weedite to come and kill it

Feline serial killer. What a monster

This is an animal some ignorant Nigerians label as witches and wizard.

This oyinbo people no well. Make dem come Nairaland come see wonders. Dem go jail one mod for 600 years

Here, mammals life don't matter.

I know maman Nafisat's cat would be dying to go to USA so it can't get justice when Afolabi decides it's over between them.

The man na oracle wey dey suck cat blood... Makes me remember Pete Edochie's movie "Sins Of The Father"...

i hate cats, na only for cartoons dem look presentable

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Lucy Kenward, who spent £5,000 on veterinary treatment trying to save her cat Cosmo (pictured), broke down in tears as she recalled the horrific killing.

Lucy Edward spent 5 thousand pounds sterling, which is equal to 3.5 million naira at current exchange rates, on veterinary bills to save her cat.


I know a few Nairaland readers will respond to this news by reminding us of the ten million naira vet bill they paid to save their pet goat.

Zamboroto:
This oyinbo people no well. Make dem come Nairaland come see wonders. Dem go jail one mod for 600 years

Chai! To go prison for 600 years no be small ting o.

Dss officers killed and arrested cats at Igboho house and nobody is charging them for cruelty to animals

Cat that used to transform to witchcraft

Mtcheww.... How can they jail a man for 5 years because of killing cat, something that was my hobby as a child .

sad

Wetin pussy no fit do them never born am

If you come for a particular place in Nigeria you get scholarship and salary for killing hundreds of humans. As long as you are "repentant".

As in cat!!!
Musu!!!
Pussy!!!