According to an article by CNA, a 30 year old man, Barrie Lin Pengli returned to court on 1 February to face his charges.
His charges are for allegedly mistreating five cats, throwing two cats down from a HDB block and also thumping on one of the cat’s neck with his foot causing it to lose his life.
Five charges were brought against him under the Animals and Birds Act as he had allegedly committed many different types of cruelty to five different cats between the period of April 2020 to December 2021 in the Ang Mo Kio area.
The alleged incidents
On 18 April 2020 at around 1.50am, Lin allegedly kept a cat inside a small waterproof bag, causing it to suffer for no reason.
This was allegedly done at Block 544, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10.
On 21 April 2020 at around 3.30am, he was alleged to have flung a cat down from the 12th floor of a HDB block at Block 572, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3.
The cat passed on.
On 21 April 2020 at around 4.30am, Lin allegedly struck again.
This time he kept another cat inside a small waterproof bag which provided little to no ventilation.
On 15 May 2020 at around 3.30am, Lin was alleged to have flung another cat down from the eighth floor of a HDB block at Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6.
This time, he also thumped his foot on the cat’s neck which caused the cat’s demise.
On 27 December 2021 at around 5.17am, Lin allegedly picked up a cat and banged it to a wall two times at a HDB block at Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6.
Possible Penalties
Lin is currently out on bail for a sum of $5,000 and he will be back to court in March.
For his charges of animal cruelty under the Animals and Birds Act, he can face an imprisonment term of up to 18 months, receive a fine of up to $15,000 or both.
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