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Man pleads guilty to animal cruelty

Boyd Baker admits to killing cat with a baseball bat

Boyd Baker
Erie County DA's office

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A Depew man faces two years in prison after admitting to killing his cat. 52-year-old Boyd Baker pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals.

On Feb. 14 of last year, Depew Police officers responded to a residence on Penora Street after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor. Baker is accused of hitting his cat multiple times with a baseball bat in the driveway outside of his home. A police officer found the cat severely injured before it died.


A necropsy determined that the cat, named "Roxy," died from blunt force trauma.

Sentencing is set for May 12.

Boyd Baker admits to killing cat with a baseball bat