Cat put down after being shot in eye with airgun

A cat had to be put down after being shot with an air weapon, police have said.

Four-year-old Rory returned to his Darlington home with a "significant" eye injury on 29 May.

He was taken to a vet, who confirmed that he still had a pellet lodged in his eye.

Durham Police said that that the severity of his injury meant he had to be put to sleep.

A force spokesman said the weapon used was likely to have been a BB gun or air rifle.

Anyone who has any information about the incident is asked to contact the force.

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