Zuma “covering his face” attend the British court to decide on the “cat video”
A new chapter with the story of West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma, who admitted the charges
against him after a video of him abusing a cat went viral.
Zuma hid his face and surrounded by a number of security men upon his arrival at the Magistrate’s
Court in London, where he appeared alongside his brother Yuan before the judges, who deliberated on
charges related to a video dating back to last February, which showed the French player kicking and
hitting a cat.
West Ham defender pleaded guilty before the judges to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to
an animal, by kicking him in the abdomen and slapping his head.
The animal abuse video filmed in Zuma’s home, and his brother published it on “Snapchat”,
as it angered a woman who was in contact with Kurt, so the latter moved, sparking a storm of criticism
against the London club’s defender.
During the hearing, Prosecutor Hazel Stevens told the court that ” They can hear Kurt’s voice saying about
the cat: ‘I swear I will kill her, I swear I will kill her,'” Sky News reported.
In addition to Kurt’s confession, Yuan asserted that he involved in charges of “aiding, abetting,
advising or enticing his older brother to commit an offense under British law”.
The cat that abused is still under the care of the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, knowing that Zuma had to apologize for his behavior, and West Ham imposed a fine on
his player in connection with the incident, and made donations to nine animal charities in the UK and abroad.
West Ham had commented on the incident dating back to last February, saying that he condemned what
the player had done without any reservation.
Activists launched a petition against the player on the Change.org platform, where the initiative’s owners
said that Britain is a country that has laws that address violence against animals “and these laws should
apply to all people, whether they are rich or poor, regardless of whether they are celebrities.”
The petition also urged the player to be prohibited from keeping any animals in his home, because he
is not entrusted with their safety.
Zuma “covering his face” attend the British court to decide on the “cat video”
