Fugitive who kept caiman in room jailed
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CRUEL Lee Thompson A MAN who kept a live 4ft caiman and snakes in his bedroom before going on the run has been jailed.
Lee Thompson, 36, known as Snake, did not turn up to court in August.
But he was convicted of keeping the caiman without a licence and causing suffering to a protected animal.
Other dangerous animals found in his home in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, in January included cobras and pythons. Seven snakes had died and were rotting.
Thompson was found by police on September 11 after nearly a month on the run. At Basildon magistrates’ court last week he was jailed for 26 weeks.
Police said: “Thompson kept wild animals in appalling conditions, ultimately causing 17 to die.”
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