With a broomstick

Boy allegedly beat to death tomcat “Karli”

A young man from Mühlviertel is said to have beaten a tomcat to death (symbolic image).

(Bild: stock.adobe.com, Krone KREATIV)

A young man from Mühlviertel is suspected of torturing a tomcat and then beating him to death - with a broomstick. The family posted a "wanted poster" until the police expressed a grave suspicion - they had the suspect as a guest in their own home.

Tortured, beaten to death with a broomstick, dumped in the woods: the gruesome death of tomcat "Karli" from Grein caused a stir as his family posted a "wanted" notice: "What must be going on in a person's mind to steal an innocent tomcat from his home and then maltreat and murder him?"

Now that the police have identified three suspects, the post has been deleted. Apparently, the son of the house had been partying and drinking with four friends. One of the boys is said to be the perpetrator, two others helped him hide the dead "Karli" - but the investigation is still ongoing.

Tortured animals only "free" after a year
Meanwhile, 55 dogs, cats and rabbits that had been taken from a breeder in Gilgenberg survived an ordeal. They were crammed together in filthy shelters, sick and neglected. It took eleven months and eleven days before the court released the animals, which were housed at Pfotenhilfe Lochen, for placement.