“Deliberately” harmed cat found dead in bin

Wednesday 30 August 2017

Police are appealing for information after a cat was found dead in a bin store in the early hours of Monday.

They believe that a person “deliberately caused harm” to the animal in the area of Hampshire Gardens, which faces onto Aquila Road in St Helier, between 8:00 and 8:30 on Sunday morning.

The feline was later found discarded in the estate's bin store at approximately midnight the next day.

Pictured: Hampshire Gardens, the area in which the alleged incident occurred.

Anyone who has witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the St Helier zone over the weekend are asked to get in touch with Police on 612612 or anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.