Woman may be prosecuted over cat in bin

THE case against a woman who was caught on CCTV dumping a cat in a wheelie bin will be considered by the RSPCA's prosecutions department, the organisation confirmed yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Aug 2010, 10:46 BST

Updated 27th Aug 2010, 10:46 BST

Footage of Mary Bale throwing four-year-old tabby Lola into a bin sparked outrage and made international headlines, with some animal lovers calling for her death on social networking site Facebook.

It also led to an investigation by the RSPCA. Yesterday its officers were in the process of compiling a "full file" on Ms Bale.

A spokeswoman said: "Mary Bale has been interviewed by an RSPCA inspector and a full file is being compiled and will be sent for review by the prosecutions department."

Ms Bale, from Coventry, yesterday said she was "profoundly sorry" for her actions, describing the incident as "a split second of misjudgment".

Lola's owners, Stephanie and Darryl Mann, of Coventry, said they were "stunned" by the reaction to the footage, taken from security cameras outside their home. They urged people to let the RSPCA deal with Ms Bale and "not take matters into their own hands".