Cardiff Magistrates' Court (Image: Wales Updates)
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An RSPCA prosecution has led to a guilty plea from a 28-year-old woman who left a cat without any food or water for several days.
Nadine Jade Martell-Marshall, of Maes Y Ffynnon, Mountain Ash, admitted an animal welfare offence when she appeared at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court.
The offence
The charge relates to a female tortoiseshell cat called Tigger, which was left without food or water between March 20 and March 24, 2025, at a property in Barry.
Martell-Marshall pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the animal.
What happens next
The case was adjourned to June 10 for a pre-sentence report to be prepared ahead of sentencing. Martell-Marshall was granted unconditional bail.
