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Whats the name of the secret cat?

This case has been reported in the media today. I have linked to the judgment for the case. To give a summary of the recent timescales: On 18th August 2016 Mrs Teresa Kirk was sentenced to a 6 month suspended sentence for not signing over a man in his 80s to an anonymous council (one presumes in England or Wales given the jurisdiction of the court). She was arrested on Sunday 25th September at around 10am and taken to prison. This week the Daily Mail started asking questions as to where the public judgment was for this process and surprise, surprise, one popped out of the system. On Monday this week Mrs Kirk was lost somewhere in the prison system, but she managed to get a note passed out with another prisoner who told people where she was. The judgment makes it potentially contempt of court to Name MM's cat. More importantly the judgment makes it potentially contempt of court to name the local authority. If I were still involved in running a council (as I was for 22 yea...

Whats the name of the secret cat?

This case has been reported in the media today. I have linked to the judgment for the case. To give a summary of the recent timescales: On 18th August 2016 Mrs Teresa Kirk was sentenced to a 6 month suspended sentence for not signing over man in his 80s to an anonymous council (one presumes in England or Wales given the jurisdiction of the court). She was arrested on Sunday 25th September at around 10am and taken to prison. This week the Daily Mail started asking questions as to where the public judgment was for this process and surprise, surprise, one popped out of the system. On Monday this week Mrs Kirk was lost somewhere in the prison system, but she managed to get a note passed out with another prisoner who told people where she was. The judgment makes it potentially contempt of court to Name M's cat. More importantly the judgment makes it potentially contempt of court to name the local authority. If I were still involved in running a council (as I was for 22 years)...