Kitten dies after woman used it to beat partner in domestic dispute: Kingston police
Posted October 27, 2023 10:59 am.
Last Updated October 27, 2023 11:00 am.
Kingston police have charged a 57-year-old woman after she allegedly struck her partner multiple times with a kitten before throwing it at him, killing the small animal in the process.
Officers were called to a home in the city’s west end on Saturday, October 21, at around 4:00 a.m. for reports of a domestic dispute.
Once at the home, police determined that a male and female were involved in a verbal argument that took a violent and disturbing turn when the female picked up the couple’s kitten and began “hitting the male in the chest with the kitten multiple times before throwing the kitten at him.”
The kitten did not survive, police confirmed.
“The female continued to throw items at the male, forcing him to leave the residence until police arrived,” police said in a release.
The unidentified woman was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon as well as kill/maim/wound/poison/injure dogs/birds or animals other than cattle, and breach of recognize.
She was held in custody for a bail hearing.
