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| Hereford man jailed for trying to hang neighbours' cat | Hereford man jailed for trying to hang neighbours' cat |
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| A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison for attempting to hang his neighbours' cat. | |
| Karl Dyke, of Escley Drive, Hereford, admitted the attack on the Siamese in July. | Karl Dyke, of Escley Drive, Hereford, admitted the attack on the Siamese in July. |
| Hereford Magistrates' Court was told Michael and Tracey Lawrence, who live next door to Dyke, heard their cat Coralie in distress and saw the defendant carrying the animal away. | Hereford Magistrates' Court was told Michael and Tracey Lawrence, who live next door to Dyke, heard their cat Coralie in distress and saw the defendant carrying the animal away. |
| The cat escaped and survived after its owners intervened. | The cat escaped and survived after its owners intervened. |
| The Lawrences said the attack had left their family "shocked and nervous." | The Lawrences said the attack had left their family "shocked and nervous." |
| 'Smirking' | 'Smirking' |
| Speaking from their home, Michael said: "My wife came downstairs and said the neighbour had taken the cat from the fence. | Speaking from their home, Michael said: "My wife came downstairs and said the neighbour had taken the cat from the fence. |
| "I ran outside to the back of the garden, and I could hear our cat's bell ringing around its neck. | "I ran outside to the back of the garden, and I could hear our cat's bell ringing around its neck. |
| "The sound was coming from the shed. | "The sound was coming from the shed. |
| "I opened the shed door and Mr Dyke was standing there smirking, with a rope in one hand and our cat dangling from the other. | "I opened the shed door and Mr Dyke was standing there smirking, with a rope in one hand and our cat dangling from the other. |
| "I grabbed the cat and she ran off." | "I grabbed the cat and she ran off." |
| A visit to the vets the next day showed the cat was suffering from a swollen neck. | A visit to the vets the next day showed the cat was suffering from a swollen neck. |
| After resting at home, Coralie is almost back to normal, the couple said. | After resting at home, Coralie is almost back to normal, the couple said. |
| 'Justice' | 'Justice' |
| Tracey Lawrence said: "She's a bit more nervous now, and avoids groups of people. | Tracey Lawrence said: "She's a bit more nervous now, and avoids groups of people. |
| "It is shocking to know that somebody could do that to an animal. | "It is shocking to know that somebody could do that to an animal. |
| "We also find ourselves checking that doors and windows are locked more often now, and we don't like to let her out of our sights. | "We also find ourselves checking that doors and windows are locked more often now, and we don't like to let her out of our sights. |
| "A jail sentence is justice as far as we are concerned." | "A jail sentence is justice as far as we are concerned." |