Cat beaten to death Bridgeport, CT (US) Incident Date: Tuesday, Nov 2, 2004 County: Fairfield Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abuser/Suspect: Jeremy D. Cox Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 2913 Classification: Beating Animal: cat View more cases in CT (US) Login to Watch this Case

Jeremy Cox was charged with bludgeoning his mother's 19-year-old cat to death. Susan Cox says her 34 year-old son, Jeremy, didn't like her cat.

Police say on Tuesday, Nov 2 2004, Jeremy brutally beat the cat with a cane, but told his mother it had died of natural causes.

"There was blood spattered on a curtain, on the floor and the wall near a sliding glass door, and a broken cane with pieces of blood and fur on it," says Capt. Harvey Maxwell from the Stratford Police Department.

Tests later found the cat had suffered numerous broken bones, including a broken spine.

Investigators are not taking this case lightly. Stratford Animal Control Officer Linda Schaff says animal abuse often leads to human abuse. �A lot of serial killers started out this way, so this is nothing to fool around with. Absolutely not.�

This case is being heard in Bridgeport Superior Court.

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