KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Police are monitoring down three males suspected of burning a kitten at a bike parking space of the Sri Kenari Flats in Sungai Ramal Baru, Kajang close to right here yesterday.
Kajang police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan mentioned that the incident was captured on closed-circuit tv (CCTV) cameras.
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He mentioned a 63-year-old girl lodged a police report at 10.51am as we speak concerning the incident and police checks on the CCTV footage discovered that the incident occurred round 1pm yesterday.
“The footage confirmed two of the three males who have been loitering within the parking space pouring gas on the kitten’s physique earlier than setting it on hearth and watching it burn,” he mentioned in a press release as we speak.
He added {that a} resident who witnessed the incident rapidly poured water on the kitten earlier than informing the complainant.
“The complainant then looked for the kitten across the space earlier than discovering it in a debilitating situation. She instantly despatched it to a personal animal clinic in Ampang, the place it’s at present being handled for second-degree burns,” he mentioned.
He mentioned police have recognized the three males concerned and are actively monitoring them down.
“The case is being investigated below Section 428 of the Penal Code for committing mischief in the direction of animals and, if convicted, might be punished with imprisonment for as much as three years, or with a effective, or each,” he mentioned. — Bernama
