Cat Deliberately Pushed From 4th Floor... Police Track Suspect

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A video of a cat being intentionally pushed and dropped from a fourth-floor window is currently sparking controversy. The footage shows someone repeatedly pushing the cat as it tries to hold on. Recognized as a clear case of animal abuse, police have begun tracking down the suspect.

Reporter Yoo Soo-Hwan has the details.

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A cat is precariously hanging from a building window.

Someone reaches a hand out of the window, pushes the cat outward, and tries to close the window.

The cat eventually falls about 10 meters down with a loud thud.

This footage, which appears to show animal abuse, was filmed at a multi-family housing building in Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu, on the 5th.

The cat appears to have fallen from a height of the fourth floor right above my head.

And this plastic structure, believed to be the spot where the cat landed, is dented like this.

The animal protection group Nabine filed a complaint with the police based on the video.

However, because there are no CCTVs in the building and the window from which the cat fell is located in a hallway accessible to many people, police are having difficulty identifying the suspect.

[Official from animal protection group Nabine: It is a multi-family building starting from the second floor, and when the police conducted door-to-door inquiries, residents reportedly said either they have seen a cat but did not do such a thing, or they have never seen a cat.]

Although the carcass has not been found, experts say that cats are in grave danger if they fall from a fourth-floor height.

[Kim Sang-hyun / Center Director at 24-Hour Moran Animal Medical Center: There are reports that cats falling from heights above the 6th or 7th floor actually relax their rigidity and prepare for landing, resulting in fewer fractures. At around the 4th floor, (being unable to prepare for landing) raises concerns for internal bleeding in the chest and abdominal cavities, as well as fractures.]

Police stated that they will conduct supplementary investigations targeting people residing in the building to find the suspect.

(Video by: In Pil-sung, Video Editing by: Lee So-young)
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