A DEVASTATED Combwich mother has told how her two young children have been left traumatised after seeing their beloved pet cat torn apart by a pack of hunting dogs.

The eight-strong pack got into the Kervell family's garden, then surrounded and attacked their ginger and white cat Holly.

And mum Jenny says daughters Aliesha, seven and Isabelle, three, are still in shock at the cat's grisly death.

Read this week's Mercury front-page story for full report.