”The RSPCA were informed and the investigation into the incident will be led by them, as it is a matter of animal cruelty. The RSPCA and West Midlands Police are now investigating the incident.Ī police spokeswoman said: ”The cat was left in the bin for 15 hours but emerged unhurt. ”I hope you do report her and she is caught.” ”Have you spoken to your neighbours about it? Crazy and cruel. Lynsey Skinner, wrote: ”Oh my god steph this is insane. ”There’s obviously a massive outcry and hunt on to find the lady who did it.” ”Actually not the police, probably the RSPCA. ”If you know the woman, get in touch with like the police. Web user Robert Fletcher commented: ”The cat was okay, found shortly afterwards, but there’s a mass hunt to find out who the old lady is. The couple installed CCTV outside their home two years ago after their car was repeatedly knocked by careless drivers.ĭarryl and Stephanie have put the 1.27 minute clip on YouTube in a bid to track down the woman, which has shocked internet users. ”At first I thought she’d somehow climbed inside the bin herself but when I checked the CCTV I was gobsmacked to see some woman had done in deliberately.”ĭarryl lives with Stephanie, 24, a customer services worker with Ford and her eight-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Chloe.

”I looked inside and I found her in the bin, she was terrified and covered in her own mess. ”It was really hot day and I outside and I searched nearby alleyways but suddenly heard a tiny meowing coming from the bin. ”I came down to feed Lola on Sunday morning but couldn’t find her anywhere. They have now posted the video on YouTube and Facebook in a bid to track down the culprit.ĭarryl, 26, a mobile phone repair man, said: ”I’d like to know how she would feel if she was stuck in a bin for 15 hours without food or drink. Terrified Lola was trapped in the bin for 15 HOURS before her owners Stephanie Andrews-Mann and husband Darryl finally found her the following morning.įootage of the attack was captured by a CCTV camera which the couple use to monitor the front of their home. The chubby grey-haired woman, aged around 50, is filmed stroking tabby Lola on a wall outside a house on Brays Lane in Coventry at around 11am on Sunday.īut she then suddenly grabs the four-year-old cat by the scruff of the neck before throwing it into a wheelie bin and slamming the lid closed.

Dr caitlin fink