A former security guard known as the Brighton Cat Killer has been found guilty of an eight-month campaign of attacks, after a trial during which the judge remarked that the mere thought of having a knife “plunged into their beloved pet” must have traumatised the owners.
Steve Bouquet, 54, stabbed at least 16 pet cats and possibly many more. He killed nine; seven that he left for dead survived. He was tried in his absence after failing to appear at court.
Police detained him in Brighton on Monday night after a tip-off from a member of the public who saw him drinking and behaving oddly in a park. This development was kept secret from the jury, which took three hours to find him guilty. He
