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Kurt Zouma Banned From Keeping Cats For Five Years And Sentenced To 180 Hours Community Service

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Updated 11:50 24 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 11:32 1 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Kurt Zouma Banned From Keeping Cats For Five Years And Sentenced To 180 Hours Community Service

He pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his cat after a video emerged of the incident in February.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Kurt Zouma has avoided jail time after footage emerged of him kicking and slapping his pet Bengal cat.

The 27-year-old West Ham defender pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a cat, after blaming the family pet for damaging a chair.

Zouma could be seen volleying the Bengal cat across his kitchen, before throwing a pair of shoes at it. He then slapped its head.

Prosecutor Hazel Stevens told the court Zouma could be heard saying: “I swear I’ll kill it, I swear I’ll kill it.”

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Image credit: Alamy
Image credit: Alamy

Zouma admitted to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal on 6 February.

And at a hearing at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning, the Frenchman was banned from keeping cats for five years and was ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service.

District Judge Susan Holdham described the actions as 'disgraceful and reprehensible'.

The court was told the 'premeditated' attack was filmed by his younger brother Yoan Zouma in February, and was sent to a woman he was due to go on a date with.

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Yoan admitted one count of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring his older brother to commit an offence.

Back in February, after the footage went viral, Zouma apologised for his actions.

In a statement to Sky News, he said: "I want to apologise for my actions. There are no excuses for my behaviour, which I sincerely regret.

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"I also want to say how deeply sorry I am to anyone who was upset by the video. I would like to assure everyone that our two cats are perfectly fine and healthy.

"They are loved and cherished by our entire family, and this behaviour was an isolated incident that will not happen again."

His two Bengal male cats have since been signed over to be rehomed.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/Daily Star

Topics: Kurt Zouma, West Ham United

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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