A father has been left furious after police ran over his daughter ’ s cat – and then simply told the family that their pet had been ‘ disposed of ’ . Harry the ginger tom was hit by a police car near Tony Hunt ’ s home . But instead of tracking down the owner and explaining what had happened , the officers involved knocked on a neighbour ’ s door and asked for a black bin bag . A witness then described seeing them ‘ scooping Harry up and placing him in the bag in the boot of the car ’ . Tony Hunt , from Normanton in Derby , is demanding an apology from police after a neighbour reported his daughter 's cat Harry had been hit by a patrol car and 'disposed of ' Mr Hunt spent two days putting up ‘ lost cat ’ posters in his area before finding out what had happened from a local teenager . Incredibly , when he contacted police , officers coldly told him Harry had been ‘ disposed of ’ . Yesterday Mr Hunt , from Normanton , Derby , broke down as he described how a neighbour had witnessed the police car running over his cat . The incident is now being investigated by Derbyshire Police ’ s Professional Standards Department , he said . Mr Hunt , 42 , said he had told five-year-old daughter Lily that her beloved pet had gone to heaven , but could not bring himself to tell her why . He accused police of a ‘ lack of humanity ’ and demanded a face-to-face apology from the two officers involved – one of whom was a WPC . Mr Hunt is outraged as the three-year-old ginger cat ( pictured ) was micro-chipped so officers could easily have contacted the family . The restaurant manager , who lives with partner Zoe Price , 30 , their daughter Lily and one-year-old son Thomas , said : ‘ What has happened is absolutely disgusting . ‘ I couldn ’ t believe what I was hearing when a young lad called to tell me he had seen the police run over Harry . ‘ I called 101 straight away and eventually spoke to a desk sergeant , who confirmed Harry had been hit and said he ’ d been “ disposed of ” . ‘ There was no compassion whatsoever . He didn ’ t go into details as to how Harry had been “ disposed of ” and I didn ’ t want to know , to be honest . For all I know , they could have tossed him straight in the bin. ’ Mr Hunt was informed about the three-year-old cat ’ s demise by Ali Nisar , who lives a street away . The 16-year-old saw the car coming ‘ at speed ’ down the road with its blue lights flashing last Sunday . Mr Hunt'sfamily have been devastated by what happened , saying a 'huge chunk ' of their lives is now missing . He said : ‘ The cat was in the middle of the road but the car went straight over it . They didn ’ t seem to brake , but I don ’ t know how they could not have seen it. ’ Mr Nisar added : ‘ Two days later I saw Tony ’ s poster and recognised the picture of the cat . I rang him to tell him that the police had killed his cat . I was gobsmacked that they hadn ’ t already informed him. ’ Mr Hunt said Harry was microchipped and his body could have been returned to the family for cremation if the police had taken him to a vet or the RSPCA to be scanned . He added : ‘ If it hadn ’ t been for my neighbour witnessing what happened , we ’ d still be searching for him now. ’ A spokesman for Derbyshire Police said it was ‘ aware of the allegations ’ , adding : ‘ We ’ re in the process of trying to identify the officers who are allegedly involved to get their account of what happened . ’
Tony Hunt , from Normanton in Derby , is demanding an apology from police . Cat was run down by a patrol car then dumped in the boot , neighbours say . Score: 6