A Missouri man was charged on Tuesday with beating his daughter’s kitten to death while he was extremely intoxicated, police said. Levi Lyda, 33, was charged with felony animal abuse, an upgraded charge since he was accused of the kitten’s death last month, FOX2 reported. Lyda allegedly told investigators he killed the kitten when he was drunk and did it to relieve his family of the burden of taking care of it. “Our evidence indicates Mr. Lyda tortured or mutilated the animal while it was still alive,” St. Charles County Prosecutor Time Lohmar told FOX2. Her ex-husband allegedly said, “I got rid of the cat.”Lyda told investigators he drank a six-pack of beer and half a bottle of vodka before the incident.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2017 13:59 UTC