Overview
- Andrew Shephard, 58, admitted three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court.
- Witnesses told the court they heard him say, "let them die, I want them to die," as the box was tipped from the bridge.
- A member of the public rescued one kitten before it fell, and two others were taken to a vet in bad condition, prosecutors said.
- Shephard represented himself and told the court he was "absolutely paralytic," claimed he did not remember events, and said he did not intend to kill the animals.
- Prosecutors noted Shephard has no fixed address and said he reported that his daughter could no longer look after the kittens.