Harkiran Popli outside Swindon Magistrates' Court
A Haydon Wick man will stand trial on an allegation he ran over and killed a cat called “Lucky”.
Harkiran Popli, 45, is said by prosecutors to have struck the cat, which belonged to his neighbours, with his car near his home in Haydon Wick on November 21 last year.
Harkiran Popli outside Swindon Magistrates' Court
Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Popli, of Coriander Way, pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal damage and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.
He was granted conditional bail and his case adjourned for an administrative hearing on February 10.
Tom Power appeared for the Crown Prosecution Service. Popli was represented by Charlotte Frizzell.
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