Trial of accused for killing two cats and injuring a third cat. Steven Marshall has been charged with eight counts of animal cruelty. Marshall abused, injured and finally killed 3 cats rescued by his roommate. The post-mortem evidence is that the animals had been bludgeoned to death. The extent of the injuries and their broken necks speak to a high level of violence.
Accused has FASD and memory problems. He was alone with the cats when they were injured. Cats suffered blunt force trauma. Judge rejected the accused’s evidence they were accidentally injured.
Held: Convicted. The similarity of the injuries the black and orange cats sustained made it likely the same person injured and killed them. Similarly, Shana’s injuries could not have resulted from something falling on her in the closet.