Malaysian cat killer jailed for putting animal into laundry dryer

K Ganesh was handed a 34-month sentence in the case, which was first reported to police after a customer at the launderette found the cat’s remains

Malaysians reacted with fury when CCTV footage went viral showing the cat being stuffed into the dryer

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A customer found the cat’s carcass and the matter was reported to Malaysian police. Photo: Shutterstock

Published: 6:00pm, 6 Nov 2019Updated: 1:24am, 7 Nov 2019

A man in Malaysia who killed a pregnant cat by putting it into a running dryer at a launderette has been sentenced to 34 months in jail, local media reported.

K Ganesh, 42, was handed the prison term on Tuesday after being found guilty of breaking animal protection laws at the self-service laundry outside Kuala Lumpur in September last year, official news agency Bernama reported.

He will remain free on bail for now as he plans to appeal.

Malaysians reacted with fury when CCTV footage went viral showing the cat being stuffed into the dryer late at night.

Two men then inserted tokens into the machine to set it running and left. A female customer later found the animal’s carcass and the matter was reported to the police.

Sentencing Ganesh, Judge Rasyihah Ghazali said: “I hope this sentence will serve as a lesson to the accused and the public to not be cruel to animals.”

He was also fined 40,000 ringgit (US$9,700), Bernama reported late on Tuesday. Ganesh’s lawyers could not immediately be contacted.