West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his pet cat in a video that also showed him saying, “I swear I’ll kill it”.The French centre-back admitted two offences of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.West Ham’s Zouma in court over ‘cat abuse’ videoZouma’s brother Yoan, who filmed the incident, which was posted on social media, admitted one offence.Zouma could be seen volleying the Bengal cat across his kitchen before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head.THU: 21.00: (1.94) EXCELSIOR (3.60) DEN HAAG (4.00)Prosecutor Hazel Stevens told the court Kurt could be heard saying: “I swear I’ll kill it, I swear I’ll kill it.”The court heard the Premier League defender, who apologised for his actions, has since agreed for his two Bengal male cats to be rehomed.
