Kitten Tortured, Burned to Death in Oven in the Bronx
NEW YORK (AP/1010 WINS) -- A Bronx teenager has been accused of putting a kitten into an oven and then burning it alive in what authorities say may have been an act of revenge.
Kathleen Maloney reports
Cheyenne Cherry, 17, of the Bronx was arrested in connection with the kitten's death and was charged with arson, burglary, criminal trespass and felony aggravated animal cruelty. She was released into her mother's care.
ASPCA official Joe Pentangelo says the animal suffered "an agonizing death.'' Authorities said Thursday the kitten, named Tiger Lily, belonged to Valerie Hernandez, 19, the teen's ex-roommate.
Cherry and an accomplice left the apartment, at 721 Tinton Avenue in the Bronx, as the cat cried and scratched at the oven door, Pentangelo said.
Cherry was arrested Wednesday in connection with the May 6 incident. Published reports indicated that Cherry confessed to the crime and allegedly told investigators "I hate cats."
Cherry's unidentified accomplice has not been charged.
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