Owner "in disbelief" after firework strapped to pet
Owner of a cat that died after a firework strapped to its back exploded in Northampton speaks to ITV Central.
Senior officer hit by train
One of Leicestershire's most senior police officers has been found dead on a railway line after being hit by a train.
Midlands solider dies
A soldier from Telford has been shot and killed in Afghanistan, Corporal Brent John McCarthy was one of two soldiers attacked.
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Owner "in disbelief" after firework strapped to pet
Owner of a cat that died after a firework strapped to its back exploded in Northampton speaks to ITV Central.
Read the full storyWitnesses left distressed after cat blown up with firework
Northamptonshire Police say two people who witnessed a cat being blown up by a firework have been left distressed.
Police have launched an investigation after a cat had a firework strapped to its back and was blown up.
It was reported by a woman who saw the incident with her daughter on Shelley Road in Wellingborough early on Saturday evening (10 November).
A force spokeswoman said the cat's owner, who lives in the street, has been told about what happened.
– PC Mark Jones"This is an unbelievably cruel act and we are very keen to hear from anybody who has any information which will lead to the identification of the perpetrators.
"Not only was it horrific for the poor animal involved, the witnesses and owners of the cat are understandably very distressed.
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Cat dies after being strapped to firework
Northamptonshire Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a cat.
Police were called after a woman and her daughter saw a cat with a firework attached to it, which then exploded.
The cat died immediately.
The incident happened on Shelley Road in Wellingborough early on Saturday evening (November 10th).
– pc mark jonesThis is an unbelievably cruel act and we are very keen to hear from anybody who has any information which will lead to the identification of the perpetrators. Not only was it horrific for the poor animal involved, the witnesses and owners of the cat are understandably very distressed.
Senior officer hit by train
One of Leicestershire's most senior police officers has been found dead on a railway line after being hit by a train.
Read the full storyFuneral for Telford soldier killed in Afghanistan
The funeral of RAF policeman Corporal Brent John McCarthy from Telford is due to take place today.
Corporal McCarthy, 25, died when two people in Afghan police uniforms opened fire near a Helmand patrol base on May 12.
His funeral service will be held at St Nicholas's Church in Codsall at 3.30pm.
Midlands solider dies
by Lee Comley
A soldier from Telford has been shot and killed in Afghanistan, Corporal Brent John McCarthy was one of two soldiers attacked.
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by Lee ComleyA soldier from the Midlands has been shot and killed in Afghanistan.
25 year old Corporal Brent John McCarthy from Telford was one of two soldiers attacked by men wearing Afghan Police uniform.
His family today have said that life will never be the same - and he will always be a hero.
Midlands soldier killed in Lashkar Gah
The Ministry of Defence has announced the death of Corporal Brent John McCarthy from the Royal Air Force. He was 25 years old.
Corporal McCarthy had been sent to Afghanistan as part of a Police Advisory Team to help the local Afghan Uniformed Police in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province.
He was attacked and fatally injured following small arms fire.