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    Mary Bale: Cat-Binner Found, Not Arrested

    This crazy lady threw an innocent cat into a bin and briskly walked away, sending the internet into an uproar. Authorities are not taking action because no criminal offence was committed. UPDATE: Her name is Mary Bale, and she has apologized.

    Madeleine J.
    by Madeleine J.

    Community Contributor

    Mary, 45, is an unmarried bankworker in Coventry:



    She explained her actions as a joke, saying 'I did it as a joke because I thought it would be funny. I never thought it would be trapped, I expected it to wriggle out,' she said.

    She has been under police protection since the video hit the internet:


    You can read more about the cat and its owners here.

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