Man Accused Of Beating Kitten for chewing through oxygen tubes...

[Analog]

BOULDER, Colo. -- Charges are expected for a man accused of killing a kitten by beating its head against a bookcase after it chewed through his wife's oxygen tubes.

Charles Kenneth Corwin turned himself in on Thursday, on a felony arrest warrant for aggravated cruelty to animals, reported the Daily Camera.

On Friday, Boulder police arrested Corwin's son, Charles Corwin Jr., after police said Charles Jr. was threatening his father with a knife.

His father told deputies his son was angry with him because he had killed one of the family's pets, the Camera reported. He said the cat chewed through his wife's oxygen tank tubing after she had just been released from the hospital.

Two days later, Corwin Jr. came home, after bonding out of jail, and shot himself to death in the bathroom, police said.

When officers arrived at the home the second time, they learned about the alleged feline abuse.

An arrest affidavit said Charles Corwin told police he thought about strangling one of the cats but figured that would take too long.

His son came out of the room and demanded to know which kitten had been killed, and then threatened his father with the knife, police said.

Aggravated cruelty to animals can be punishable up to three years in prison and a $100,000 fine and anger-management classes.

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[Regs]

Am I the only one who thinks I should be more worried about other things?

 

[skace]

Man, complex scenario. The cat tried to kill the mom, the dad killed the cat, the son tried to kill the dad, the son killed himself. EPIC DRAMA.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Alright, lots of fucked up shit in that family.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Dude, this is pretty fucked up right here.

 

[Number1]

Hang on, the son killed himself and they are worried about a dead kitten?

They are going to press charges for agravated cruelty to animal?

I think I would charge the autorities with agravated stupidity.

 

[HannibalX]

Originally posted by: Regs
Am I the only one who thinks I should be more worried about other things?

Count me in as well.

This isn't news.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

It's a cat.. lot's worse going on..

 

[I Saw OJ]

Why did the son kill himself? The father is the one who should have put the gun in his mouth for failing at life and smashing a kittens skull in.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: skace
Man, complex scenario. The cat tried to kill the mom, the dad killed the cat, the son tried to kill the dad, the son killed himself. EPIC DRAMA.

It'll end with the news that the mom ended up being the son's father...

 

[Zysoclaplem]

I don't even want to venture a guess why the mother was on oxygen.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Why did the son kill himself? The father is the one who should have put the gun in his mouth for failing at life and smashing a kittens skull in.

Gee, that's a little harsh. And I'm a cat person.


Pretty weird for the son to KILL himself.
Father killing cat...normally would be anger issues. Stress+problems with anger management I guess. But the article almost made it sound premeditated? Weird.
Son threatening father....teenage emotions. The knife's a little over the top, though. And suicide afterwards?

Strange story.

 

[jandrews]

I dont think he should be charged in this case.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
It's a cat.. lot's worse going on..

 

[ryan256]

Mental issues abound in this family

 

[ForumMaster]

so...the cat nearly caused the mom to die, the father killed the cat in revenge, the son threatened his father with a kitchen knife for murdering the cat and then committed suicide?

gee. the guy shouldn't have killed the cat, but the cat did after all threaten the mom's wife. it's just a cat though. the mother is more important. but wtf with the kid shooting himself? weird.

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I don't even want to venture a guess why the mother was on oxygen.

maybe cause she was just released from the hospital? Reading comprehension ftw.

 

[Finalnight]

Originally posted by: skace
Man, complex scenario. The cat tried to kill the mom, the dad killed the cat, the son tried to kill the dad, the son killed himself. EPIC DRAMA.

nominate for cliffs of the year.

 

[mooglemania85]

Daughter's response
This letter is in response to your news article ?Man Accused Of Beating Kitten Against Bookcase.? I believe that you should begin a story by checking your facts. Many of the facts of this case were misrepresented in The Daily Camera. You should try talking to Charles before printing this information. The newspaper did not do this. I have also put in a call to the writer of that article.

The police were aware of the dead cat the night that Chuck II was arrested for assault. They did not remove ANY cats because they did not believe they were in any danger even after hearing of how the cat died.

Charles did not originally plan to injure the cat; merely remove it from the oxygen tube that was keeping his wife alive. He was very upset at finding the cat chewing the tube and was in a self proclaimed rage. He realized that he had fatally injured the cat, and did not feel right letting it suffer, believing that would be inhumane, so he finished the job. He is not denying the death of the cat, or that it came from his hands, but it was not as it has been portrayed.

Also, if you think that he doesn?t feel bad, or that he deserves punishment, think about the punishment he has already endured. Christine Reid?s article, as well as yours, mentioned the fact that his son committed suicide. Don?t you think that counts as punishment? Charles had to see his barely 21 year old son be carted away in a body bag only two days after he got his wife back. Not only that, but he was left to clean the bathroom where the death occurred.

Take it from someone very close to the situation. Charles is very sorry for what has happened. In punishment he has lost his son, and now has had all of his friends and family see him splashed not only in the paper, but also on news reports and web sites. This is embarrassing to him. He understands that what happened was not ok, but to have the facts so grossly misrepresented to the entire state, and world, is not fair. Please remember this when you start tearing someone?s life apart. This is not only hurting him, but also his wife, who is really very sick, and his family.

I, and he, would appreciate a possibility to share the other side of this story. The side where he is not a monster, but just a man who made a mistake while trying to save his wife?s life. Please feel free to print this letter, as I am not ashamed to stand my ground on this. The facts printed have not been checked and many are incorrect. Please understand that this is a very unfair thing to do to this family.

Sincerely,

Emily K. Busick

Daughter of Chuck (Charles) and Stacy Corwin

Sister of Chuckie (Chuck II) Corwin

denver post blip
One man dead, one jailed after kitten death
A man is charged with a felony and his son is dead after the man allegedly killed a kitten that chewed through his ailing wife's oxygen tube last month.

Charles Kenneth Corwin, 57, is accused of aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony that could bring up to one-and-a-half years in jail and a $100,000 fine. He turned himself in Thursday.

"He apparently threw it against a wall in his mobile-home trailer," Boulder animal control officer Devra Ferguson said Sunday.

Corwin couldn't be reached for comment.

Corwin killed the cat, described in a police report as younger than six months, on Dec. 10. His son, Charles Corwin Jr. became angry after hearing that Corwin had killed the cat and pulled a knife on his father, Corwin told deputies.

Boulder County deputies came to the trailer and arrested Corwin Jr. on suspicion of threatening his father with a knife.

Corwin Jr. bonded out of jail.

Two days later Corwin Jr. shot himself to death in the bathroom of the trailer. The son had a drug problem, Ferguson said.

Deputies came to the trailer after the suicide, and this time they questioned Corwin Sr. more closely about the incident, Ferguson said.

About 10 other cats have been removed from the trailer and taken to an animal shelter.

After the arrest was first reported by The Daily Camera, and picked up by other media, Emily Busick, who identified herself as Corwin's daughter, wrote a letter defending him to Channel 7 News.

"Charles did not originally plan to injure the cat; merely remove it from the oxygen tube that was keeping his wife alive. He was very upset at finding the cat chewing the tube and was in a self-proclaimed rage. He realized that he had fatally injured the cat, and did not feel right letting it suffer, believing that would be inhumane, so he finished the job. He is not denying the death of the cat, or that it came from his hands, but it was not as it has been portrayed," Busick wrote.

Busick couldn't be reached on Sunday.

"Think about the punishment he has already endured," Busick wrote. "Charles had to see his barely 21-year-old son be carted away in a body bag Not only that, but he was left to clean the bathroom where the death occurred."

Tom McGhee: (303)954-1671 or tmcghee@denverpost.com

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I don't even want to venture a guess why the mother was on oxygen.

You think that's bizarre? There are tons of reasons to be on oxygen, I don't find it the least bit as bizarre as the rest of the story.

Originally posted by: skace
Man, complex scenario. The cat tried to kill the mom, the dad killed the cat, the son tried to kill the dad, the son killed himself. EPIC DRAMA.

Yikes, pretty odd family in a pretty odd situation.

 

[Sphexi]

Thank god the cycle of breeding was stopped in this family. Too bad a kitten had to pay the price for the rest of our sakes.

 

[beat mania]

Should've known better than to keep a murderous cat around.

 

[Perknose]

"He apparently threw it against a wall in his mobile-home trailer,"

About 10 other cats have been removed from the trailer and taken to an animal shelter.

Ahhh, yes, my picture of this otherwise happy family becomes clearer and clearer.

 

[Alistar7]

I really don't think it would take that long to strangle a kitten to death. I think it would take more time to beat one to death. I am going to have to run some tests and find out, I'll post the reults later....

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I don't even want to venture a guess why the mother was on oxygen.

You think that's bizarre? There are tons of reasons to be on oxygen, I don't find it the least bit as bizarre as the rest of the story.

Originally posted by: skace
Man, complex scenario. The cat tried to kill the mom, the dad killed the cat, the son tried to kill the dad, the son killed himself. EPIC DRAMA.

Yikes, pretty odd family in a pretty odd situation.

No I don't find it in the least bit bizarre. I was merely indirectly commenting on her husband's lack of self control and obvious violent tendencies.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
so...the cat nearly caused the mom to die, the father killed the cat in revenge, the son threatened his father with a kitchen knife for murdering the cat and then committed suicide?

gee. the guy shouldn't have killed the cat, but the cat did after all threaten the mom's wife. it's just a cat though. the mother is more important. but wtf with the kid shooting himself? weird.

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I don't even want to venture a guess why the mother was on oxygen.

maybe cause she was just released from the hospital? Reading comprehension ftw.

Well then I guess everyone who is released from the hospital is released on oxygen? Right?
She is not on oxygen because she was released from the hospital. She is on oxygen because something is wrong with her that requires her to be on oxygen.