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Daily Mail
16 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Lucy Letby 'is under 24-hour guard and has to be checked on every 15 minutes'
Lucy Letby is said to be under 24-hour surveillance from prison guards amid fears she may be attacked by her fellow inmates. The killer nurse is reportedly being checked on every 15 minutes by staff at HMP Bronzefield as part of an enforced Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) order. Designed to help support 'prisoners identified as being at risk of suicide or self-harm', the alleged measures come amid concerns that fellow prisoners at the high-risk Surrey prison could target Letby. The serial killer, 35, has allegedly been 'mercilessly mocked' within Bronzefield's Unit Four following the release of documentaries about her sordid crimes. There are also said to have been concerns raised that the public interest in the case may have 'gone to her head', leading her to believe that she may soon be released. An alleged source told The Sun: 'It has mostly been comments so far, but bosses are worried it'll escalate, hence the extra checks. 'The other reason is that she appears to have deluded herself she'll be out soon.' Letby was given 15 life sentences after being found guilty of the murder of seven babies and attempting to murder another eight whilst she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The jury failed to reach verdicts or cleared her of attempted murder charges relating to another four children following ten months of hearings at Manchester Crown Court. Her case has received mass interest worldwide and also been scrutinised in recent TV documentaries. Letby maintains her innocence, and high-profile figures including former health secretary Jeremy Hunt have called for her case to be re-examined. Her barrister has also referred her convictions to the Criminal Cases Review Committee. The former nurse has twice had applications to challenge her convictions rejected by the Court of Appeal. She told her trial in May 2023 she was still taking them and that she had considered suicide at the time she was removed from her job. Sodexo, the private firm which runs Bronzefield, told The Sun that it could not comment on individuals. Letby has been in custody since November 2020 but was given a 'whole life order' in August 2023. She is only the fourth female criminal in British history to have no hope of parole following her conviction for killing the babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Letby has been in custody since November 2020 but was given a 'whole life order' in August 2023. The child killer is based in unit four of the 527-inmate prison (pictured) which is solely for enhanced prisoners, who make up roughly 25 per cent of the jail's population The child killer is based in unit four of the 527-inmate prison which is solely for enhanced prisoners, who make up roughly 25 per cent of the jail's population. In June, the Daily Mail revealed that the former neo-natal nurse had been fast-tracked to 'enhanced' prisoner status when she arrived, largely for her own protection. As an enhanced prisoner, Letby is permitted £33 a week to spend in the prison canteen, whereas standard prisoners have £19.80 and those placed on 'basic' as a punishment are allowed just £5.50. Status reviews take place for prisoners every 28 days but it is understood Letby has remained enhanced since she arrived at Bronzefield. She is also understood to have struck up a relationship with Beinash Batool, who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of her 10-year-old stepdaughter, Sara Sharif. The two women, both jailed for the most deplorable acts against children, have formed an uneasy alliance and are said to have been spotted playing cards together. A Bronzefield source said: 'I wouldn't call them friends – I don't think Lucy has any friends – but they mix a lot together. 'There is a bit of unspoken solidarity between them, given they are both in for such horrific crimes. Who else would mix with them? Letby is also understood to have striked up a relationship with Beinash Batool (pictured), who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of her ten-year-old stepdaughter, Sara Sharif 'They both have cushy jobs with Beinash being in charge of the unit library and Lucy doing the cleaning – though this causes a bit of friction with other inmates.' Following Letby's sentence, the Thirlwall inquiry was launched into how she was able to commit the crimes. While she was sentenced to die in prison, there has since been a growing clamour among expert doctors, scientists and statistics experts, who say her trial was unfair, that there are serious doubts about prosecution evidence and that the case should be reopened. Letby's new barrister, Mark McDonald, is submitting 'new evidence' to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice, in the hope she can appeal a third time and be freed. He gathered a panel of 14 neonatal and paediatric experts, shared the babies' medical notes with them, and held a press conference casting doubt on the prosecution's case. Lawyers for the families of Letby's victims previously rubbished the panel's findings as 'full of analytical holes' and 'a rehash' of the defence case heard at trial. In July, Cheshire Police passed evidence of further allegations related to baby deaths and collapses at the hospitals where Letby worked. Mr McDonald, who is known for making high-profile appeals, previously told the Sunday Times that Letby has 'new hope' regarding her possible release from prison. A new TV documentary, Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?, released earlier this month, brought new details surrounding the high-profile case into the public domain. Within the show, new photos emerged of the serial killer partying at her friend's wedding while she was on bail He said: 'Remember, 12 months ago, she'd lost every argument. She had been saying that she was not guilty right from the beginning and nobody believed her. 'She went through a whole trial and she was convicted. She went to the Court of Appeal and she was convicted. 'She had a retrial; she was convicted. She went to the Court of Appeal again; she was convicted. And that was it. 'There, you have a broken person. But today, after everything that has happened in the last 12 months, she's got new hope.' The barrister claimed he has never submitted this much evidence to the CCRC and 'if this is not referred back to the Court of Appeal then one has to question the purpose of the CCRC'. A new TV documentary, Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?, released earlier this month, brought new details surrounding the high-profile case into the public domain. Within the show, new photos emerged of the serial killer partying at her friend's wedding while she was on bail for the murder of seven babies. The images were released by her friend Dawn, who did not want to use her surname, who said that she was so glad she was there' at her wedding. She was so sure of her friend's innocence that she sought permission from the authorities to invite Letby to her wedding while she was on bail. Dawn (pictured) has stood by Letby despite her conviction and remains convinced of her innocence. She undermined claims that scribbled notes found in Letby's house were any sort of confession In a clip for the documentary, Dawn was seen looking through pictures of herself and Letby. The pair met as teenagers and have been friends ever since. She said: 'There is definitely lots of holiday snaps, birthdays, holidays I forgot we even had. 'The wedding photos are definitely my favourite. There is Lucy at my wedding. I am just so glad she could be there because it was while she was on bail, she had to get special permission to be allowed to come from police. 'I watched it all unfold and at every step of the way I just couldn't believe it, it was just beyond belief that it could be happening.' Dawn has stood by Letby despite her conviction and remains convinced of her innocence. She undermined claims that scribbled notes found in Letby's house were any sort of confession. She reveals that, at sixth form college together, both trained in peer-support counselling and learned of a common method to deal with anxieties – to write down your worst fears and feelings. The documentary also hears from Karen Rees, former head of urgent care nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked. Lucy Letby was devastated by the accusations against her, according to Karen Rees (pictured), former head of urgent care nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked Sat in a car outside the hospital, Ms Rees said, 'I loved working here'. 'We were all shocked, really shocked,' she added, 'when I look back to when it all started, I don't think any of us thought that this storyline would ride out the way it has.' Between 2015 and 2016 nearly three times as many newborn babies had died than the normal numbers. Ms Rees said: 'I was made aware that the mortality rates appeared to be higher than they had been in the previous years. 'It was tough because everyone was trying, thinking please let us find a reason for this.' Letby was often accused of being cold and unfeeling during her trial for murder. But according to Ms Rees, she was in fact devastated by the accusations against her. Ms Rees recalled how Letby once told her: 'You're the only person that hasn't asked me, "Have I purposely harmed anybody?"' Meanwhile, Mr McDonald is shown in the documentary being questioned outside the CCRC offices in Birmingham by the Daily Mail's Liz Hull, who has covered the case from the beginning. He admits to camera that, despite the involvement of some of the most distinguished doctors in the world who say no crime was committed, an appeal may yet be refused on a technicality – that the objections to the guilty verdict could have been raised at the original trial, so it was not the court's fault that things went wrong. Hitchens said he believed the notes were written, as the documentary suggests, on the advice of Letby's counsellors and cannot be taken as sincere admissions of guilt The Trial of Lucy Letby: We leave no stone unturned in the case. Listen to the Mail's No.1 True Crime podcast everywhere now. Mr McDonald asks: 'If they dismiss this evidence, to say 'Well, it could have been called at trial... she's innocent but we are not going to take any notice of it because they could have done that, so we will let an innocent person stay in prison' – well, what is the logic of that?' Earlier this month, Peter Hitchens declared on the Daily Mail's True Crime Podcast that her case must be immediately 'reopened in the courts' following the release of the 'powerful' documentary. Mr Hitchens told Mail columnist Sarah Vine: 'I would think anybody who watched that documentary, whatever your feelings are, would think now it's time to reopen the case. 'The main thing that emerges in the documentary is how extraordinarily weak the prosecution's case was, containing no actual facts. 'Nobody should be happy that somebody is in prison until their death on the basis of a trial that has attracted so much doubt.'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Killer nurse Lucy Letby 'is under 24-hour guard and has to be checked on every 15 minutes'
Lucy Letby 'is under 24-hour surveillance from prison guards amid fears she may be attacked by her fellow inmates', it has been revealed. The killer nurse is reportedly being checked on every 15 minutes by staff at HMP Bronzefield as part of an enforced Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) order. Designed to help support 'prisoners identified as being at risk of suicide or self-harm', the alleged measures come amid concerns that fellow prisoners at the high-risk Surrey prison could target Letby. The serial killer, 35, has allegedly been 'mercilessly mocked' within Bronzefield's Unit Four following the release of documentaries about her sordid crimes. There are also said to have been concerns raised that the public interest in the case may have 'gone to her head', leading her to believe that she may soon be released. An alleged source told the Sun: 'It has mostly been comments so far, but bosses are worried it'll escalate, hence the extra checks. 'The other reason is that she appears to have deluded herself she'll be out soon.' Letby was given 15 life sentences after being found guilty of the murder of seven babies and attempting to murder another eight whilst she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The jury failed to reach verdicts or cleared her of attempted murder charges relating to another four children following ten months of hearings at Manchester Crown Court. Her case has received mass interest worldwide and also been scrutinised in recent TV documentaries. Letby maintains her innocence, and high profile figures including former health secretary Jeremy Hunt have called for her case to be re-examined. Her barrister has also referred her convictions to the Criminal Cases Review Committee. The former nurse has twice had applications to challenge her convictions rejected by the Court of Appeal. She told her trial in May 2023 she was still taking them and that she had considered suicide at the time she was removed from her job. Sodexo, the private firm which runs Bronzefield, told The Sun that it could not comment on individuals. Letby has been in custody since November 2020 but was given a 'whole life order' in August 2023. She is only the fourth female criminal in British history to have no hope of parole following her conviction for killing the babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Letby has been in custody since November 2020 but was given a 'whole life order' in August 2023. The child killer is based in unit four of the 527-inmate prison (pictured) which is solely for enhanced prisoners, who make up roughly 25 per cent of the jail's population The child killer is based in unit four of the 527-inmate prison which is solely for enhanced prisoners, who make up roughly 25 per cent of the jail's population. In June, the Mail revealed that the former neo-natal nurse had been fast-tracked to 'enhanced' prisoner status when she arrived, largely for her own protection. As an enhanced prisoner, Letby is permitted £33 a week to spend in the prison canteen, whereas standard prisoners have £19.80 and those placed on 'basic' as a punishment are allowed just £5.50. Status reviews take place for prisoners every 28 days but it is understood Letby has remained enhanced since she arrived at Bronzefield. She is also understood to have striked up a relationship with Beinash Batool, who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of her ten-year-old stepdaughter, Sara Sharif. The two women, both jailed for the most deplorable acts against children, have formed an uneasy alliance and are said to have been spotted playing cards together. A Bronzefield source said: 'I wouldn't call them friends – I don't think Lucy has any friends – but they mix a lot together. 'There is a bit of unspoken solidarity between them, given they are both in for such horrific crimes. Who else would mix with them? Letby is also understood to have striked up a relationship with Beinash Batool (pictured), who is serving a 33-year sentence for the murder of her ten-year-old stepdaughter, Sara Sharif 'They both have cushy jobs with Beinash being in charge of the unit library and Lucy doing the cleaning – though this causes a bit of friction with other inmates.' Following Letby's sentence, the Thirlwall inquiry was launched into how she was able to commit the crimes. While she was sentenced to die in prison, there has since been a growing clamour among expert doctors, scientists and statistics experts, who say her trial was unfair, that there are serious doubts about prosecution evidence and that the case should be reopened. Letby's new barrister, Mark McDonald, is submitting 'new evidence' to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice, in the hope she can appeal a third time and be freed. He gathered a panel of 14 neonatal and paediatric experts, shared the babies' medical notes with them, and held a press conference casting doubt on the prosecution's case. Lawyers for the families of Letby's victims previously rubbished the panel's findings as 'full of analytical holes' and 'a rehash' of the defence case heard at trial. In July, Cheshire Police passed evidence of further allegations related to baby deaths and collapses at the hospitals where Letby worked. Mr McDonald, who is known for making high-profile appeals, previously told the Sunday Times that Letby has 'new hope' regarding her possible release from prison. Mr McDonald, who is known for making high-profile appeals, recently told the Sunday Times that Letby has 'new hope' regarding her possible release from prison A new TV documentary, Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?, released earlier this month, brought new details surrounding the high-profile case into the public domain. Within the show, new photos emerged of the serial killer partying at her friend's wedding while she was on bail He said: 'Remember, 12 months ago, she'd lost every argument. She had been saying that she was not guilty right from the beginning and nobody believed her. 'She went through a whole trial and she was convicted. She went to the Court of Appeal and she was convicted. 'She had a retrial; she was convicted. She went to the Court of Appeal again; she was convicted. And that was it. 'There, you have a broken person. But today, after everything that has happened in the last 12 months, she's got new hope.' The barrister claimed he has never submitted this much evidence to the CCRC and 'if this is not referred back to the Court of Appeal then one has to question the purpose of the CCRC'. A new TV documentary, Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?, released earlier this month, brought new details surrounding the high-profile case into the public domain. Within the show, new photos emerged of the serial killer partying at her friend's wedding while she was on bail for the murder of seven babies. The images were released by her friend Dawn, who did not want to use her surname, who said that she was so glad she was there' at her wedding. She was so sure of her friend's innocence that she sought permission from the authorities to invite Letby to her wedding while she was on bail. Dawn (pictured) has stood by Letby despite her conviction and remains convinced of her innocence. She undermined claims that scribbled notes found in Letby's house were any sort of confession In a clip for the documentary, Dawn was seen looking through pictures of herself and Letby. The pair met as teenagers and have been friends ever since. She said: 'There is definitely lots of holiday snaps, birthdays, holidays I forgot we even had. 'The wedding photos are definitely my favourite. There is Lucy at my wedding. I am just so glad she could be there because it was while she was on bail, she had to get special permission to be allowed to come from police. 'I watched it all unfold and at every step of the way I just couldn't believe it, it was just beyond belief that it could be happening.' Dawn has stood by Letby despite her conviction and remains convinced of her innocence. She undermined claims that scribbled notes found in Letby's house were any sort of confession. She reveals that, at sixth form college together, both trained in peer-support counselling and learned of a common method to deal with anxieties – to write down your worst fears and feelings. The documentary also hears from Karen Rees, former head of urgent care nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked. Lucy Letby was devastated by the accusations against her, according to Karen Rees (pictured), former head of urgent care nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked Sat in a car outside the hospital, Ms Rees said, 'I loved working here'. 'We were all shocked, really shocked,' she added, 'when I look back to when it all started, I don't think any of us thought that this storyline would ride out the way it has.' Between 2015 and 2016 nearly three times as many newborn babies had died than the normal numbers. Ms Rees said: I was made aware that the mortality rates appeared to be higher than they had been in the previous years. 'It was tough because everyone was trying, thinking please let us find a reason for this.' Letby was often accused of being cold and unfeeling during her trial for murder. But according to Ms Rees, she was in fact devastated by the accusations against her. Ms Rees recalled how Letby once told her: 'You're the only person that hasn't asked me, 'Have I purposely harmed anybody?'.' Meanwhile, Mr McDonald is shown in the documentary being questioned outside the CCRC offices in Birmingham by the Daily Mail's Liz Hull, who has covered the case from the beginning. He admits to camera that, despite the involvement of some of the most distinguished doctors in the world who say no crime was committed, an appeal may yet be refused on a technicality – that the objections to the guilty verdict could have been raised at the original trial, so it was not the court's fault that things went wrong. Hitchens said he believed the notes were written, as the documentary suggests, on the advice of Letby's counsellors and cannot be taken as sincere admissions of guilt The Trial of Lucy Letby: We leave no stone unturned in the case. Listen to the Mail's No.1 True Crime podcast everywhere now. Mr McDonald asks: 'If they dismiss this evidence, to say 'Well, it could have been called at trial... she's innocent but we are not going to take any notice of it because they could have done that, so we will let an innocent person stay in prison' – well, what is the logic of that?' Earlier this month, Peter Hitchens declared on the Daily Mail's True Crime Podcast that her case must be immediately 'reopened in the courts' following the release of the 'powerful' documentary. Mr Hitchens told Mail columnist Sarah Vine: 'I would think anybody who watched that documentary, whatever your feelings are, would think now it's time to reopen the case. 'The main thing that emerges in the documentary is how extraordinarily weak the prosecution's case was, containing no actual facts. 'Nobody should be happy that somebody is in prison until their death on the basis of a trial that has attracted so much doubt.'
Daily Record
28-07-2025
- Daily Record
Family pay tribute to 'kindest' dad after death in prison
Thomas Oleisky, 32, died four days after he was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire. Tributes have been extended to a young father whose life was tragically cut short just four days after he was discovered unresponsive in his cell at a West Yorkshire prison. Thomas Oleisky, aged 32, passed away on September 11, 2022, following the harrowing discovery of him in a cell at HMP Wealstun, near Wetherby, with his family remembering him as the "kindest, strongest, bravest person". An investigation into his death by the Prisons Ombudsman revealed that Oleisky was serving a 27-month sentence for controlling and coercive behaviour, marking his first stint in custody. Initially placed in Doncaster jail, he was later transferred to Wealstun. Oleisky had a known history of struggles with alcohol and drugs, and upon his arrival at HMP Doncaster, he exhibited signs of alcohol withdrawal, according to staff reports. On July 5 and 6, Oleisky suffered attacks from fellow inmates, necessitating medical attention on both days. He confided in prison staff that his relationship with a woman linked to a gang might have instigated these violent encounters, reports the Manchester Evening News. Furthermore, on September 2, officers uncovered homemade hooch in his cell and determined that he was intoxicated. The Ombudsman has highlighted a series of troubling events leading up to the death of a prisoner, Oleisky, who had initiated suicide and self-harm prevention protocols (known as ACCT) on September 5, 2022, following an incident where he harmed himself. He expressed fears for his safety on B Wing due to debts owed to other inmates for hooch, prompting his transfer to the segregation unit upon request. However, just two days later, Oleisky was returned to B Wing when he struggled to cope in segregation and there were no alternative placements available. That same afternoon, a relative alerted the prison that Oleisky had phoned his father in what seemed like a farewell call, as he intended to take his own life. Following these incidents, the Ombudsman reported that Oleisky was moved to G Wing with increased surveillance, involving checks every fifteen minutes. Sadly, within an hour, he was discovered unresponsive. Despite being rushed to hospital, Oleisky did not recover consciousness and passed away four days later, as detailed by Yorkshire Live. The Ombudsman's report expresses concern over the decision to move Oleisky back to B Wing, which was the catalyst for his initial self-harm. The report criticises the decision-making process, stating: "I am concerned about the decision to move Mr Oleisky back to B Wing, the location that had triggered his initial act of self-harm. The decision appeared to have been taken unilaterally by a prison manager. "I consider that there should have been a multi disciplinary discussion about the best location for Mr Oleisky. While staff considered placing Mr Oleisky on constant supervision on 7 September, I am satisfied that the decision to increase observations to four an hour was reasonable in the circumstances. The investigation found that while staff held multidisciplinary ACCT reviews and set appropriate care plan actions, the care plan was not completed correctly which potentially led to confusion about whether actions had been completed or were still outstanding." A clinical reviewer concluded that Wealstun provided reasonable care for Oleisky's substance misuse and mental health issues, though she pointed out problems with record-keeping and sharing of information. The Ombudsman also highlighted a delay in activating the medical emergency code when Oleisky was found unresponsive, leading to a recommendation being made to the prison governor. The inquest in March delivered a narrative verdict stating: "Tom deliberately did the act that ended his own life but his probable intent cannot be ascertained. The causative issue was the decision at the ACCT Review on the September 7, 2022, not to remove items which could be used as a ligature." On the matter of confiscating personal items, the Ombudsman remarked: "We note that staff did not remove any items, such as shoelaces or clothing, from Mr Oleisky after he tied the dressing gown cord around his neck when he returned to B Wing. It is a difficult judgement call as it can be distressing to prisoners to have personal items removed and it should be reserved for prisoners at very high risk. "Staff told us that Mr Oleisky's mood calmed significantly during the final case review and apart from withholding razors, they did not consider that removal of any other items was necessary given the frequency of observations in place and the move to G Wing. We consider this was reasonable in the circumstances."
The Independent
10-07-2025
- The Independent
Prison staff fake checks on suicidal inmates as deaths soar, watchdog warns
A prisons watchdog has warned of the 'widespread falsification' of records claiming checks on suicidal inmates have been carried out. A report from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Adrian Usher found evidence that prison staff had lied over mandatory welfare checks for prisoners at risk of self-harm. It comes as prisoner deaths have soared by 35 per cent year on year, with 486 deaths investigated by the ombudsman in 2024/2025, 100 of which were self-inflicted. This includes 393 deaths in prison, up 106 compared to the previous year, and 73 deaths within 14 days of being released from custody. There was also a 15 per cent increase in complaints from prisoners as widespread overcrowding puts the system 'under strain', the report found. 'I am concerned about the rise in complaints and deaths we have seen, and we are working closely with the services in remit to understand what the causes may be,' Mr Usher said. The ombudsman's report noted the prison population is getting older thanks to longer prison sentences and a significant rise in historic sexual offence convictions. The report also identified systemic issues around falsified records, particularly relating to at-risk prisoners subject to Assessment, Care in Custody, and Teamwork (ACCT) monitoring. It comes after checks of prison CCTV proved prison staff had lied about carrying out welfare checks on a prisoner who died. 'This year, we have been disappointed to identify widespread falsification of records by staff, particularly relating to ACCT checks (intended to provide support to and monitoring of prisoners considered at risk of suicide and self-harm) and routine checks which also serve as an opportunity to check on prisoners' welfare,' the report said. 'In one case, a review of CCTV on the wing where the prisoner died identified that staff had falsified his ACCT document, recording that they had conducted checks when they had not.' As a result, the ombudsman recommended that staff who have been found to falsify records face disciplinary action. The Prison Reform Trust said the findings were 'shocking and unacceptable' as they called for urgent reform. 'The findings of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman's Annual Report are deeply troubling and highlight the urgent need for reform in our prison system,' chief executive Pia Sinha said. 'The 35 per cent increase in investigations following a death, particularly among older prisoners, is a stark reminder of the human cost of overcrowded prisons and systemic failings. 'The identification of widespread falsification of records, especially in monitoring prisoners at risk of suicide and self-harm, is shocking and unacceptable. It underscores the need to support staff with proper training and resources, but also to hold them accountable when standards are breached.' The Ministry of Justice has been approached for comment. If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in another country, you can go to to find a helpline near you
CBS News
02-05-2025
- CBS News
Artemis the missing Philadelphia cat returned to owners
Artemis, the South Philadelphia cat who has been missing from his home for about a week, has now been returned to his owners, they told CBS News Philadelphia. "Someone returned them to ACCT [Philly] as a stray last night and we are on our way home with our dear Artemis. It seems like someone got scared of all the attention and dropped him off. So thank you so much for helping us get our boy back," owners Andrew and Dominque Mojica said. He also shared a picture of Artie napping in the car on the way home from the shelter. Also known as "Artie," the white and gray American shorthair cat had last been seen on the 1500 block of Hicks Street in a Ring camera video taken Saturday, April 26. The video was widely shared in local Facebook groups, with many invested in tracing the cat's whereabouts. The video showed two teenage boys, one on a bicycle, petting Artie, who was wearing both a collar and an AirTag. Artie the cat naps in the car on a ride back to his owners' home. Andrew Mojica Minutes later, the boys were seen picking him up, shouting "We've got another one," and walking off before getting into a Dodge Durango. The Mojicas began tracking the AirTag in North Philadelphia. Andrew Mojica said he confronted a woman driving the Dodge who he alleged had Artie, but she noticed him and drove away. The AirTag was abandoned that night on the 1300 block of West Hunting Park Avenue and they found the collar the next morning. Neighbors and the Mojicas had chipped in for a $1,000 reward for Artie's return, no questions asked. Artie is a beloved resident of his home block, often getting out and paying visits to neighbors. This is a developing story and will be updated.
