The Public Security Police (PSP) caught a local man last week for abusing two cats, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said in a press conference on Friday.
Wong identified the suspect as a 30-year-old male surnamed Lao who told the police that he is a salesman. Wong was arrested by police on Tuesday.
On August 17, according to Wong, the Public Security Police received a report from a woman that her boyfriend had repeatedly abused her two cats in her flat in a residential building on Rua de S. Lourenço (風順堂街) in Nam Van between August 10 and 12.
Wong said that upon returning home at that time the woman noticed unexplained injuries and unusual behaviour by her two cats. After reviewing home surveillance footage, she discovered that Lao had abused her two pet cats on three separate occasions on August 10, 11, and 12, using a folding fan, a broom which was broken during the attacks, and his feet. The two cats sustained injuries to their hind legs and heads.
A follow-up investigation, according to Wong, revealed that Lao committed the acts while the woman was sleeping or having a shower on August 10 and 11. On August 12, Lao used a spare key to enter her home to carry out the abuse.
Wong said that the two abused cats have been taken to the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) for medical examination, though no report had been received at the time of the press conference.
Lao told police that he “punished” the two felines for chewing his sneakers.
Lao has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing charges of animal cruelty, causing property damage and home invasion, according to Wong.
Man caught for property damage
Meanwhile, the Public Security Police (PSP) nabbed a local man for property damage last week, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during Friday’s press conference.
Wong identified the suspects as a local man in his twenties surnamed Hoi, who told police that he’s a university student.
Last Monday, according to Wong, the Public Security Police received separate reports from two homeowners who had discovered damage to windows in their respective flats on Rua da Ilha Verde (행碌쌍).
Wong said that a follow-up investigation revealed that Hoi, a resident of a unit in the adjacent building, used an airgun to shoot at the windows of the two victims’ homes. Police arrested Hoi at his unit on Tuesday, but he provided no explanation for his actions.
Police seized three replica firearms, consisting of two pistols, a rifle, and a quantity of plastic BB pellets. Subsequent testing confirmed that none of the replica firearms exceeded the functional limits permitted by law. Officers also investigated the shop in San Kio district where the student involved in the case had purchased the replicas, verifying that they were legally imported and sold with the proper licences.
The two affected homeowners reported window repair costs of 5,000 patacas and 2,000 patacas, respectively.
Hoi has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a property damage charge, according to Wong.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows a PSP officer escorting the cat abuser into a police station.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) on Friday shows a PSP officer escorting the air gun shooter into a police station.
