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Disgraced footballer Kurt Zouma sentenced

Kurt Zouma leaving court


The 27-year-old West Ham defender has been sentenced after pleading guilty to kicking and slapping his cat.

Disturbing footage of the incident, filmed at Zouma's home and posted on Snapchat by his brother, Yoan, was made public by a whistleblower in February

Zouma has been sentenced to 180 hours of community service after pleading guilty to the act of cruelty, he has also been banned from keeping cats for five years.

Kurt Zouma admitted to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal by kicking it in the abdomen and slapping it on the head.

The trial took place at the Thames Magistrates' Court last week.

Read the full report as shared by Sky News on Twitter.