Amazon driver who stole cat from family's front garden avoids prison

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An Amazon delivery driver who snatched a family cat from a family's front garden while making a delivery has avoided prison.Catalin Stancu, 41, received an eight-week custodial sentence suspended for 12 months following his guilty plea to taking the tabby named Nora from outside her home in Elland, west Yorkshire, in January.The 41-year-old from Oldham became one of the first people prosecuted under the Pet Abduction Act, legislation introduced in 2024 specifically designed to distinguish pet theft from ordinary theft offences.Bradford Magistrates' Court heard the new law recognises that "a family pet is more than an object" and reflects the unique emotional bond between owners and their animals.Nora, a three-year-old rescue cat, vanished from her home on January 19 when she failed to return for her evening meal as usual.Her owner Carl Crowther grew increasingly concerned when she remained missing the following day and decided to review his Ring doorbell recordings.The footage...

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