"Wimbledon Magistrates' Court heard that on 30 November, Shephard was on Twickenham Bridge with three of the animals in a box and "tipped them over the edge into the river". Prosecutor Jack Wadsworth said this was seen by members of the public - one of whom managed to save a kitten before it fell in, while the other two kittens entered the water. Witnesses described hearing the defendant saying, "let them die, I want them to die", the court was told."
"Of his offending, Shephard, who represented himself, said: "I must say that I was completely out of it. "I was absolutely paralytic. I don't really remember anything about what happened. "I do realise what I did was horrible and I have to look myself every morning in the mirror and know what I did which is completely out of my normal behaviour. "I can't say any more than that.""
Andrew Shephard, 58, pleaded guilty to three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. On 30 November he tipped three kittens from Twickenham Bridge into the River Thames while members of the public watched. One bystander rescued a kitten before it fell; the other two entered the water and were later taken to a vet in bad condition. Witnesses reported Shephard saying, "let them die, I want them to die." Shephard said he was very drunk, has an alcohol problem, and that his daughter could no longer look after the kittens. Sentencing is set for 17 February after a pre-sentence report.
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