Man accused of holding Melbourne animal shelter worker at gunpoint allegedly returned for cat

Tony Wittman fails in a bail application as it is alleged he forced the woman onto her knees and tied her up

A man accused of holding a woman at gunpoint while demanding to know where the cats were at a Melbourne animal shelter allegedly returned the next day, while police were present, to collect his missing cat.

Tony Wittman, 44, was charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, burglary and weapons charges after allegedly threatening a 23-year-old woman with a loaded assault rifle at the Lost Dogs Home in Cranbourne West on Monday.