Man in dead cat find ‘did not work at food outlet’

The Chinese man arrested after cat carcasses were allegedly discovered in his van on Friday did not work at the restaurant where he was apprehended, according to the manager of Mr Wang Restaurant in Marsascala. The man was at the restaurant as a client when two police officers came in asking whether the van’s owner was dining there, manager Helena Vardas told The Times yesterday. Another manager at the restaurant pointed him out and he was interrogated by the officers, she said. “They opened the van, which we saw was empty. It stank but we know it is used to carry meat. They did not find anything in it – no animals, nothing. “The officers informed us what was going on and gave us clearance after checking the kitchen, including the food,” said Ms Vardas, eager to clear the restaurant’s name. Sources had told The Sunday Times that the man is responsible for cooking for 200 Chinese workers at Ħal Far barracks, whose manager has, however, denied any connection with the find. A police search on Saturday uncovered nothing suspicious at the complex. News that a man had been arrested at a Chinese restaurant, just days after concern about missing cats hit the social media, saw people...