Judge doubles jail term for man who threw cats from Ang Mo Kio HDB blocks

Ana Maria Rus

Justice Vincent Hoong said the lower court's sentences were "overly lenient", wrongly relying on unreported cases and placing too much mitigating weight on the cat killer's major depressive disorder. SINGAPORE: A man who received 14 months' jail for abusing five cats in Ang Mo Kio had his jail term increased to two years and three months on Wednesday (Jul 9), after the prosecution appealed for a longer sentence. Barrie Lin Pengli, 33, had abused cats whenever he felt frustrated or "troubled