Quattro the cat dies a week after being brutally beaten by gang of schoolchildren under the age of 10

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Quattro, a stray, was attacked on May 7 near a school playground in Paterson, New Jersey

He suffered a broken leg and school and lost an eye before passing away on May 15

Quattro may have died at the scene except two brothers saw what was happening and chased the kids away

Children involved in the beating have been suspended from school for five days and will receive counseling



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stray cat that was brutally beaten by grade school children with stones, bricks and sticks in New Jersey has died.

Quattro was allegedly attacked by the children, all under 10 years of age, on May 7 close to the School 4 playground in Paterson. He died on May 15.

Quatttro's injuries included a broken leg and skull. One of his eyes was also injured beyond repair.

Quattro, the stray cat brutally beaten by grade school children on May 7 in New Jersey. He died eight days later

Renee Olah, founder of Chance at Life Cat Rescue, who spent some of her own money try to save Quattro's Life. She and police want to honor the 14-year-old boy who scared the gang of children away

Quattro's attackers, all under the age of 10, have been suspended from school for five days and will receive counseling

The poor kitty might have died at the scene, except that two older kids -- brothers -- stepped in and chased the brutal gang away.

My brother told me they were hitting the cat, and I went over there and the cat was on the floor and couldn't breathe. He was still throwing bricks on his head and I pushed him out of the way,' one of the brothers told WABC.

One brother, 14, cared for the animal at home for two days until a teacher learned of the incident, the New York Daily News reported.

Renee Olah, founder of Hackensack-based Chance at Life Cat Rescue, took the cat to an animal hospital for life-saving surgery.

'When I got the call, I didn’t know what to expect,' Olah told NJ.com. 'Of course, when I saw him, it was something I’ll never forget.' Olah told NJ.com.

Qauttro might have died at the scene of the attack, except that two brothers stepped in and scared the gang of children away. One of them even cared for Quattro for several days

'It is disturbing to see what this animal went through,' said Passaic County SPCA agent Luis Vasquez.

'The principal has met with the students' parents, and the students have received a five-day suspension,' Terry Corallo, a Paterson schools spokeswoman said in a statement Wednesday. 'Upon their return to school, they will receive counseling.'

Olah and police want to honor the 14-year-old who chased the gang away and cared for Quattro, WCBS reported.



A cat rescuer and police want to honor a 14-year-old boy who chased off a group of children torturing a cat in Paterson and then brought the feline home in an effort to save him.