The group of lads pretending to be Kurt Zouma chasing a cat might have found their stunt hysterical – but Cats Protection certainly didn’t. The video shared on social media left many in shock that an incident which caused so much public uproar could be poked fun of. The 29-year-old was sentenced to 180 hours of community service, and was also handed a 12-month community order along with a ban from keeping cats for five years. There, they danced, chanted and gesticulated towards the store.
When asked last year about how his life had changed since the video emerged, he said: “It’s been a tough time for me and for my family. We’ve been through a lot. I made a mistake, I know – I made a bad one. I have to say sorry again for what I’ve done, but life is about moving on.
“My wife and my kids, my family, everybody around me, even at the club, the lads, the fans, people have helped me through everything. It affected me but they helped me and I’ve kept a smile on my face, because that’s who I am.”
