A cat owner in Offaly has expressed her shock and sadness at the apparent killing of her "beautiful" pet cat in a Halloween incident.
Annette Regan from Birr in Co Offaly told the Offaly Express that the dead cat was brought to her by a neighbour but that she initially thought he had been hit by a car.
A trip to the vet soon shed new light on the incident with the nature of the injuries to the defenceless animal suggesting he was savagely killed.
