Teens get probation for microwaving cat
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CAMROSE, Alta.(CP) — Two 16-year-old Alberta boys who admitted breaking into a neighbour’s house, putting the family cat in a microwave and then watching it cook to death have been sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service.
Youth court Judge Shauna Miller also banned the pair from owning pets for two years, which means the family of one of the teens will have to give up a dog they purchased just 10 months ago.
The teens each plead guilty to charges of break, enter and theft, mischief and causing unnecessary pain, suffering and injury to an animal in the grisly incident that took place during Christmas holidays last year.
"The cat was screaming in the microwave for 10 minutes while it was essentially cooked to death," said Crown prosecutor John Laluk.
"What makes it worse is they not only tortured the cat, but they wanted to torture the family. This was a deliberate attempt to inflict pain on the homeowners."
Court heard the two boys were among a group of five young people who broke into the home while the owners were away. Over the course of two nights, they caused at least $10,000 in damage.
Holes were punched in walls. Guitars were smashed. A television was destroyed.
But the most disturbing crime was described in a felt-pen scrawl on the kitchen window and cabinets: "You had a nice cat" and "it’s in the microwave." Inside was the family’s pet, Princess.
The teens apologized in court, but offered no explanation of their actions.
A psychiatric assessment found one of the boys lacks guilt, remorse or empathy, but is capable of understanding his act. The assessment found nothing unusual with the other boy.
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