watch in horror as he violently smashes the kitten against brick

Sickening footage shows a man smashing a defenceless kitten against a brick wall in anger after police evicted him.

The brutal man and his family who were squatting in rundown buildings in Plekhanovo, a village in south-western Russia's Tula Oblast region, had been caught stealing gas from the local government.

The horrifying video shows the man in his twenties standing outside a house and carelessly picking up the tiny brown tabby kitten.

The brutal man and his family who were squatting in rundown buildings in Plekhanovo, a village in south-western Russia's Tula Oblast region, had been caught stealing gas from the local government

The horrifying video shows the man in his twenties standing outside a house and carelessly picking up the tiny brown tabby kitten

The assembled policemen watch his progress but are evidently completely unprepared for what happens next.

Holding it up in the air, the callous man shouts: 'This little kitten is a person too!'... and violently hurls the kitten against the side of the house - killing it instantly - before walking off like nothing happened.

The unnamed man was apparently trying to show the officers that the animal was just like him and that he did not want to lose his home - although quite how his murderous action was supposed to help his cause is unclear.

All it did was shorten the patience of the policemen who immediately stormed into the home to arrest him and take him away.

The entire gypsy village is being torn down due to their dire state and because they are illegally connected to the local gas supply. So far as many as 11 buildings in Plekhanovo have been demolished.

Local media said the man was facing a £800 (80,000 RUB) fine and a possible 3-year jail sentence but reports did not reveal what he was being charged for.

The assembled policemen watch his progress but are evidently completely unprepared for what happens next

Holding it up in the air, the callous man shouts: 'This little kitten is a person too!'... and violently hurls the kitten against the side of the house

The poor animal slams into the wall and bounces off - killed instantly on impact

He then walks off like nothing happened. The unnamed man was apparently trying to show the officers that the animal was just like him and that he did not want to lose his home