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A MAN shot a neighbour’s cat for urinating in his garden. Miraculously, Harry the cat survived, with a projectile lodged near his heart. But then a vet made a grim discovery – it was not the first time he had been shot. A ‘terminator’ brand pellet from a previous shooting injury was still lodged inside him. Suspicion immediately fell on Stephen Smith, who had threatened to kill Harry on numerous occasions. Police found an illegal, overpowered air rifle in his garage at Rudland Close in Thatcham. But the 52-year-old HGV driver denied he was the shooter and maintained his innocence until the day…

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