France international defender Kurt Zouma will be summoned to court on Tuesday for abusing his cat after a video was shared on social media, a source familiar with the matter learned on Monday.
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Yoan, the brother of the 27-year-old international who is suspected of recording and broadcasting video in which the West Ham player was seen kicking and punching his cat, is facing criminal charges of complicity.
The facts they are accused of date back to February 6th.
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Both will be summoned to a first hearing in London on Tuesday.
The player’s two cats were placed in the care of the animal welfare association RSPCA, which had initiated proceedings to prosecute Kurt and Yoan Zouma under animal welfare laws.
The London club did not suspend its player and even forced him to play a game on the night the affair was revealed, which provoked a large wave of protests.
The player was eventually fined €300,000, the highest possible fine, by his club and sports equipment supplier Adidas had broken a contract with the player.
West Ham had assured that the cats “did not suffer any physical injuries” according to the information available to the club.
The club then assured that the fine imposed on the player had been donated to animal welfare organizations.