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OKAMURA Satoshi, who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of animal cruelty, told his probation officer that "cats are like gold-digging women." This emerged during sub- missions for punishment by the prosecution during a court hearing on Tuesday. Satoshi was arrested after a series of cats were found mutilated. In submissions for punish- ment, Inspector Eliot Magri said that Satoshi admitted to reacting violently toward cats only when they bit or attacked him. However, it was heard that footage showed Satoshi vi- ciously grabbing a cat by its tail while it was asleep. During his interrogation, Satoshi equated his treatment of cats to his views on wom- en, stating that the animals "only allow interaction when he has food", comparing them to "gold-digging wom- en." The accused reportedly likened cats to women who are only pleased when men have money. "The cats are the same, they only allow me to pet them when I have food". The prosecution also noted the accused cited abuse by his father as one of the reasons behind the killings. During meetings with his probation officer, Satoshi had been questioned on possible fa- milial issues, but he had con- stantly declined such a claim. To his probation officer, Sa- toshi described a happy, unit- ed family upbringing, having an excellent relationship with both parents and that his fa- ther worked hard to provide for his family and motivated his studies. WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 1 OCTOBER 2025 • ISSUE 960 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt CONTINUES ON PAGE 2 Cat killer told officer, 'cats are like gold-digging women' Mistra Heights permit would stand under new planning bills CONTINUES ON PAGE 3 The prosecution explained that the alleged cat killer likened cats to women who are only pleased when men have money MAYA GALEA mgalea@mediatoday.com.mt FEW permits in Malta's planning history have been as controversial as the one that greenlit a sprawl- ing 12-storey development on the Mistra ridge, once home to the modest, low-rise Mistra Village. The project spearheaded by de- veloper Charles Camilleri, would not only exacerbate an unresolved traffic bottleneck at Xemxija Hill but also affect long-distance views in northern Malta. Photos of the mutilated cats were shared on Malta Pet Adoption Group on Facebook Three Tunisian vessels reported after being caught fishing for lampuki on Maltese lines A formal letter has been written to the European Commission by PN MEP Peter Agius after sever- al videos showed Tunisian vessels catching fish from Maltese lampuki lines. "We cannot continue like this. We are risking a trag- edy. We are throwing away and being robbed of Mal- tese culture," Agius wrote in a Facebook post. JULIANA ZAMMIT jzammit@mediatoday.com.mt CONTINUES ON PAGE 5