Death of Neko, who disappeared under train as it prepared to leave, left interior minister ‘shocked’
A French court has found the national rail operator guilty of negligence after a departing train ran over a cat hiding on its tracks.
The death of the cat, called Neko – which means “cat” in Japanese – in January at Paris’s Montparnasse station provoked outrage, with the interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, declaring himself to be “particularly shocked”.
More Stories
Protesters in Calais condemn UK policies to stop Channel crossings
Venezuelan opposition candidate accuses Nicolás Maduro of coup
Protesters stage blockade as AfD holds conference before German elections