Two boys charged with allegedly torturing and killing a red cat in Glenwood, west Sydney

Horrifying surveillance footage shows the moment a mask-wearing teenager walks the streets with a family cat hours before his body was found dead in a nearby pond.

Police have claimed two boys, aged 12 and 14, took the cat from a Sydney home around 4:30pm on March 8, 2023.

The cat was allegedly taken to a nearby clearing and then tortured and killed.

The footage shows two teenagers running away with a neighborhood cat. It is alleged that they then tortured and killed the furry cat before throwing it into a pond

Two teenagers have been charged with animal cruelty.

After an extensive investigation, investigators from the Riverstone Police Area Command arrested the teens at a home in Glenwood around 5 p.m. Monday before taking them to Riverstone Police Station.

Both boys were accused of torturing, beating and killing an animal, as well as disposing of a killed or stolen animal.

They have been granted strict conditional bail and will appear in a children’s court on Tuesday April 4, 2023.

Both boys were accused of torturing, beating and killing an animal, as well as disposing of a killed or stolen animal. They have been granted strict conditional bail and will appear in a children’s court on Tuesday April 4, 2023