A YOUNG cat who was shot in Wallingford died of her injuries, police have said.

Maggie, a 15-month-old black and white cat, is believed to have been shot with an air weapon.

The incident happened in St Nicholas Road on Friday, October 17, between 8am and 10.30pm.

Police, who did not say when the cat died, did not reveal details of the October incident until yesterday, when they made an appeal for information.

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