SINGAPORE: Over a year and eight months, a man abused five cats, killing two of them, severely injuring another and trapping the remaining two in "suffocating conditions".

Barrie Lin Pengli, 32, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (Oct 15) to three charges of animal cruelty under the Animals and Birds Act, with another two charges to be taken into consideration.

The prosecution is seeking two years' jail for Lin, calling this one of Singapore's worst cases of animal cruelty.

The court heard that Lin, a Singaporean, began abusing cats towards the end of 2019.

Whenever he felt frustrated or "troubled with his life", he went for walks near Ang Mo Kio housing estates, where he knew there were more community cats and "options to harm the cats" when he was feeling angry.

He would drive there for his walks, keeping a lookout for cats.

Initially, Lin lashed out at the cats by kicking them. This escalated to the abduction of the animals by placing them in small waterproof bags that little to no air could enter when sealed.

After trapping the cats in the bagslucky sprite, abducting one to three at a time, Lin would put them in his car.

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