Overview
- Chloe Stanley, 22, of North Shields, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to causing unnecessary suffering and received a 10‑month sentence suspended for two years with a 10‑year ban on keeping animals.
- A veterinary post-mortem found bruising to the face and bleeding in the respiratory tract and around the heart, consistent with blunt trauma and possible choking.
- Stanley told police she "blanked out" during the attack and later said she used a dog slip lead to kill the cat.
- Ash died within 24 hours of being taken from its owner on November 30, 2024, after the owner sought help through Pets for Homes following PDSA advice that euthanasia was an option.
- The RSPCA described the killing as completely avoidable and said other animals from the defendant were rehomed, as the judge condemned the conduct as far below acceptable standards.