According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra, the incident occurred in late July. A cat weighing almost 6 kilograms (13 pounds) fell from the balcony on the 8th floor of a building in the northern Italian city of Turin and seriously injuring a passerby.
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The animal died as a result of the fall, while a 56-year old man suffered a serious neck injury that took 30 days to heal. He has sued the owner of the cat, and now she is to face trial for culpable neglect and bodily injury.