A 17-year-old Otorohanga man is accused of strangling a kitten to death.
Tere Teropiha Poi appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning charged with wilfully ill-treating the kitten by tying a belt around its neck, tightening it and causing it to die at Kawhia on June 19.
The charge has a maximum penalty of three years' jail or a $50,000 fine.
Poi also faces charges of assaulting a female, possession of a cannabis plant and possession of two water bongs for smoking cannabis on June 20.
He was bailed and remanded to reappear in the Te Awamutu District Court on July 4.
