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Footballer Kurt Zouma admits

animal cruelty charges

FOOTBALLER Kurt Zouma has
admitted animal cruelty charges
after a video of him kicking and
slapping a cat went viral online.
The 27-year-old West Ham de-
fender stood in the dock at Tha-
mes magistrates court to plead
guilty over the Snapchat videos
which sparked widespread public
anger.
Footage showed Zouma picking
up the animal up and booting it
across the kitchen, as well as slap-
ping a cat in the head in front of
his young son.
Zouma pleaded guilty to two hat by Yoan Zouma, showing his In the slap incident, the son is
charges of causing unnecessary brother chasing a cat, throwing a holding the animal as Zouma car-
suffering to a protected animal. shoe at it, and drop-kicking a cat ries out the attack.
Pensioner, 78, left fighting for His younger brother Yoan, 23, across the kitchen floor. The clips were accompanied
was also accused following an in- It appeared the incidents were by laughing emojis and laughter
life in Brixton collision vestigation by the RSPCA. sparked by damage to the home could be heard in the footage.
At one point, Kurt Zouma is he-
He pleaded guilty to aiding and which was blamed on one of the
abetting the causing of unneces- cats. Ms Stevens said Kurt Zou- ard saying “I swear I will kill it”.
POLICE are appealing for infor- hospital by paramedics where she sary suffering to a protected ani- ma “kicks a cat as though it were Ms Stevens said both Bengal
mation after a 78-year-old woman remains in a “critical condition” 10 mal in the same incident, which a football”, and pointed out some cats were confiscated by the RS-
was left fighting for her life after days on. Police have informed her happened on February 6. of the abuse happened in front CPA on February 11, and Zouma
being hit by a car in Brixton. next of kin and they continue to be The court heard a series of vi- of the footballer’s seven-year-old signed over ownership of both
The pensioner was left with seri- supported by specialist officers. deos had been posted on Snapc- son. pets at court.
ous injuries after the incident on The driver of the car stopped at
Brixton Hill, near the junction with the scene and has assisted officers
New Park Road just after 10pm on with the ongoing investigation,
Saturday, May 14. She was taken to said police. Three men jailed for violent attack in Newham

THREE men aged 25 years have
all pleaded guilty to causing grie-
Police appeal after vous bodily harm with intent at
an earlier hearing at Snaresbrook
bottles are thrown at Crown Court on Friday, 20.
Mujahid Ali, Hamza Wahid,
and Mohamed Mohamed were
east London mosque sentenced caught on dash cam in
their own car laughing after bre-
aking a man’s jaw with a steering
wheel lock in a “brutal, pre-medi-
POLICE have released an image
of a man they wish to speak with tated attack”.
Ali and Mohamed were each jai-
following reports bottles were led for four years and six months
being thrown at a mosque in east while Wahid was jailed for four
London. years.
Officers said they were called to The court heard that on 8 Sep-
reports of an incident of racial- tember 2021, the 20-year-old vic- the victim on the floor covered in
ly/ religious aggravated criminal tim was walking down West Road, blood and repeatedly vomiting.
damage at Shoreditch Mosque E15, when he saw Mohamed pull He had a deep cut to his head
on Redchurch Street at around up alongside him in his BMW. and his shirt had been ripped off.
6.45pm on Wednesday, May 18. The victim attempted to escape Officers immediately called the
A man was seen throwing bott- but Wahid, who was already out London Ambulance Service and
les at the building, which caused of the car acting as a ‘look out’, the victim was taken to an east
damage to the windows. chased the victim, grabbed hold London hospital. His left and ri-
No one was hurt during the in- Central East Command Unit is li- of him and punched him hard in ght jawbone were fractured and
cident, the Metropolitan Police aising with representatives from the face. he required surgery with metal
said. the mosque and officers will con- After carrying out the attack, plates and screws.
No arrest has been made as yet, tinue to provide reassurance pat- Wahid and Ali got back into the Officers went to speak to the vi-
and enquiries into the circums- rols in the area. BMW and Mohamed drove them ctim in hospital and he named Ali
tances are ongoing led by officers Anyone who recognises him away towards Stratford Road. The and Mohamed and knew the car’s
from the Met’s Central East Com- is asked to contact 101 or twe- victim managed to run back to registration. Wahid was identi-
mand Unit. et @MetCC and quote CAD the garage where he was assisted fied as a suspect a few days later.
The Met Police have released an 6831/18May. To remain anony- by staff members. Mohamed’s BMW was seized on
image of a man they wish to tra- mous please contact Crimestop- 9 September 2021. ous attack, but the suspects plan-
ce, which was captured on CCTV pers. Information can also be Met Police Safer Neighbourhoo- Officers downloaded footage ning the attack in the minutes
near to the mosque. provided to and advice obtained ds officers on patrol then turned from the dash cam in the vehicle, before and then laughing about it
The local faith officer on the from tellmamauk.org. into West Road, E15, and found which not only captured the vici- afterwards.