West Ham defender Kurt Zouma pleads guilty to kicking and slapping cat
West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping a cat after a video emerged of the incident in February.
The 27-year-old admitted two offences under the Animal Welfare Act at a hearing at Thames Magistrates' Court. Zouma's brother Yoan, who plays for Dagenham and Redbridge, pleaded guilty to one offence following an RSPCA investigation.The brothers' addresses have been withheld following a court order. The court was told about disturbing footage of the incident, which was filmed at the West Ham player's home and posted on Snapchat by his brother on 6 February.Zouma could be seen volleying the Bengal cat across his kitchen, before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head.
Prosecutor Hazel Stevens told the court that Kurt could be heard saying: "I swear I'll kill it, I swear I'll kill it."Yoan admitted one count of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring his older brother to commit an offence.
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