Man who microwaved his ‘favourite’ hamster jailed

AN unemployed construction worker who microwaved his “favourite” hamster to death was jailed for nine weeks yesterday.

Anthony Parker, 29, of Holyrood Way, Hartlepool, Teesside, was banned from keeping animals for five years by magistrates.

When police came to his home in the early hours of February 23, he admitted putting his pet in the cooker after a drunken row with his girlfriend.