SINGAPORE, April 10 -- A 27-year-old man who carried out a series of violent attacks on community cats, including fatal assaults, has been sentenced to two years and seven months in jail.

According to The Straits Times, Ryan Tan Yi Bin pleaded guilty to three counts of animal abuse and will also be barred from keeping animals for 12 months after completing his sentence.

The court heard that Tan, a delivery rider at the time, began seeking out stray cats for companionship in 2024 amid personal relationship issues, but grew frustrated when some did not respond to him.

He later searched online for methods to harm cats before embarking on a string of attacks across Toa Payoh and nearby areas.

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