Edmonton teen admits to killing, cooking cat

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EDMONTON — An Edmonton teen admitted in court Friday to stealing, stabbing and partially cooking a cat.

Wendell Mack Mah, 19, pleaded guilty in provincial court to theft and animal cruelty.

“This has to be one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever dealt with here in Edmonton,” said Crown Prosecutor Christian Lim outside court.

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According to an agreed statement of facts, Mah and two other teens hatched a plan to steal a 17-year-old pet cat, then skin, cook and eat it. They put the cat in a carrier and took it to Mill Creek ravine, where they took turns stabbing it to death. Mah then started to cook parts of the cat over a small campfire.

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A woman called 911 to report the fire, and when emergency crews arrived, they discovered the body of the mutilated cat and the remains of the fire.

City police used their helicopter and tracked down all three suspects in the ravine area.

Lim said victim impact statements will be read at Mah’s sentencing hearing in February.

“That gives a chance for the victims, the complainants, and those affected by the events to put in how it’s affected their lives emotionally, physically,  and sometimes financially and to basically give Pudge, the cat, a voice also in the justice system.”

Zachary Allen McKinnon, 20, previously pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in the case and was sentenced in October 2014 to 10 months in jail, three years probation and a 10-year prohibition on owning pets.

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At the time, the cat’s owner told Global News he would never forgive what was done.

A youth, who cannot be named under the Young Offenders Act, also faces animal cruelty charges.