New Zealand man jailed for killing cat at a Dunedin backpackers hostel
Cat killer jailed for two years after throwing the helpless animal across the room at a popular backpackers hostel Clayton Tamakehu jailed over the violent killing of a residents' cat at a NZ hostel Court heard he slammed pet Heidi into bunk bed before throwing across a room He then punched a woman, who was left with a black eye, cuts and concussion Woman told court she's scarred by incident as Tamakehu was jailed for two years
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A New Zealand man who killed a cat in an act of 'extreme violence' by throwing the beloved pet across a room at a backpackers hostel before bashing a woman has been jailed.
Clayton Tamakehu, 35, will spend two years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to the shocking incident while living at the Geeky Gecko hostel in Dunedin in December.
The court heard a resident's cat named Heidi was wandering around a shared bedroom when Tamakehu picked up the animal and slammed her into a bunk bed with 'considerable force'.
The cat was then hurled across the room and struck a set of metal lockers, Stuff reported.
Clayton Tamakehu pleaded guilty to ill-treating an animal and assault with intent to injure
