West Ham defender Kurt Zouma due to be sentenced over Snapchat cat attack video

Kurt Zouma pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a cat (PA)

Premier League footballer Kurt Zouma is due to be sentenced for kicking and slapping his cat in a disturbing home video posted on Snapchat.

The 27-year-old West Ham defender drew international condemnation after footage emerged of him volleying the pet across his kitchen, before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head, saying: “I swear I’ll kill it.”