YAROSLAVL, October 2 The police in Yaroslavl opened a criminal case after the publication on social networks of a video with the sadistic murder of kittens — they were turned through a shredder, the prosecutor's office of the Yaroslavl region reports.
The videos appeared on social networks. It depicts the death of three kittens — the sadist dragged them through a certain grinder, simultaneously crushing them with his foot, tearing them with pincers.
“The reason for initiating a criminal case was numerous publications in the media about the cruel treatment of kittens. The progress and results of the investigation of the criminal case were put under control by the district prosecutor’s office,” says a message from the prosecutor’s office of the Yaroslavl region, published on the department’s Telegram channel.
A criminal case was initiated under paragraphs “c”, “d”, “e” of Part 2 of Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (cruelty to animals, committed using sadistic methods, with public demonstration, including in the media or information and telecommunication networks, in relation to several animals).
The supervisory authority clarifies that the sanction of Part 2 of Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation establishes for the commission of such crimes a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to five years.
According to the publication 76.RU, the culprit may be a 14-year-old teenager who takes kittens from online advertisements and then does not contact the donors.