Daniel Williams – Lowestoft

A man who was sentenced to four years and six months in 2024 after brutally killing a cat and leaving another with serious injuries has been released from prison

The court heard how in 2022, Daniel Williams entered a property in Lowestoft and caused damage before savagely strangling a pet cat to death and leaving another with such serious injuries it had to be euthanised.

The court was told that the cats would of suffered a shocking level of pain at the hands of Williams.

He also smashed the windows of a business in the area and sent threatening messages to people including a threat to assault someone with a baseball bat.

At court in 2024, he pleaded guilty to;

– Intentional suffocation – 14 months’ imprisonment.

– Threatening to disclose private sexual photographs and images with intent to cause distress – 2 months’ imprisonment to run concurrently.

– Two counts of sending an electronic communication containing a threat – 10 months’ and 6 months’ imprisonment to run consecutively.

– Two counts of damaging property – One months’ imprisonment for each count to run concurrently.

– Two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal – 24 months’ imprisonment to run consecutively and 24 months’ imprisonment to run concurrently.

As well as the 54-month custodial sentence, Williams was also handed a 10-year disqualification order under Section 34 of the Animal Welfare Act meaning he cannot own, keep or participate in the keeping of animals.

He was also made subject to a 10-year restraining order.