Uzbek Woman in Her 20s Kills 4 Kittens in Gimhae... Attempts to Adopt More Even During Investigation

Referred to Prosecutors on Charges Including Violation of the Animal Protection Act

Confesses to Additional Killing of Three Kittens

In Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, a woman in her 20s of Uzbek nationality reportedly killed four kittens consecutively within 20 days, prompting a police investigation.

A kitten raised by Mr. A. Provided by Busan Animal Love Street Cat Association.

The Gimhae Jungbu Police Station announced on the 24th that it has begun investigating after receiving a formal complaint indicating that Ms. A killed three kittens in succession by throwing them out of the window.

According to the Busan Animal Love Street Cat Protection Association (hereinafter referred to as the Protection Association), which filed the complaint, last month on the 10th, Ms. B visited Ms. A’s apartment in Gimhae with the intention of adopting a kitten named "Miki," but decided to withdraw her adoption when she determined that the living conditions were not suitable.

At the time, there was another kitten at Ms. A’s home. Ms. A asked Ms. B if she could let the kittens play together for just one day. In response, Ms. B planned to retrieve Miki the next day. However, when Ms. B showed up the following day, Ms. A claimed that "Miki escaped through the front door while it was open."

Ms. B searched for Miki through social network services (SNS) and was able to obtain witness testimony stating, "On the evening of the 11th, a woman was seen throwing a cat out of the window from the 5th floor of the apartment." Gimhae Jungbu Police Station investigated Ms. B’s report and the witness statement, and ultimately referred Ms. A to the prosecutor’s office on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act related to the Miki case.

Out of concern for another kitten that remained at Ms. A’s home, Ms. B reported the situation to the Protection Association, and on the 21st, visited Ms. A’s residence together with a representative of the Association. When asked about the whereabouts of the cat, Ms. A confessed to an additional crime, stating that "in a fit of rage caused by depression, I threw it out of the window and killed it." According to Ms. A’s own admission, a total of four kittens perished at her hands.

After killing Miki, Ms. A reportedly killed the cat she already had at home four days later on the 11th of last month by throwing it out of the window. On the 29th of last month, she threw two kittens, which she had brought home from a pet shop, out of the window at once, killing them. It was also revealed that even while being investigated by the police for the Miki case, Ms. A posted on social network services (SNS) expressing her intent to adopt a female kitten, attempting further adoptions, which caused additional shock.

Under current law, even if someone is a suspect in an animal cruelty case, there is no legal means for local governments or organizations to forcibly prevent them from adopting or taking in more animals until a final conviction is reached, exposing a loophole in the system.

Park Hyekyung, head of the Protection Association, emphasized, "Only four confirmed victims have been revealed so far, and there may be more. Severe punishment is needed for this serious crime that cruelly and consecutively took the lives of voiceless beings."

The police began on-site investigation on this day and launched a full-scale inquiry. A police official stated, "We will thoroughly confirm the facts, including searching for the bodies of the cats, and investigate the exact motive behind these acts. Recognizing the right to life of animals, we will pursue this as a crime against life, not merely as property damage, and investigate with great care."

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