9-year-old jailed for alleged kitten killing

EDGEMOOR, DEL - July 28, 2008 (WPVI) -- A nine-year-old Delaware boy is behind bars, accused in a savage case of animal abuse.

The boy, who lives along the unit block of Rodney Drive in Edgemoor, New Castle County, reportedly set a cat on fire to watch it die.

The official charge is "cruelty to an animal that causes death", which is a felony.

Authorities say the stray kitten had been doused with lighter fluid and set ablaze.

The youth, standing 4'5" tall and weighing just 60 pounds, has been sent to the county's juvenile detention center after failing to post $4,000 bail.

Police and animal control officers are searching for two other children involved in the crime.

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