Dog owner guilty of beating pet to death
A SITTINGBOURNE man has been found guilty of beating his dog to death with a claw hammer in his back garden.
Christopher Dance, of Knightsfield Road, Quinton, had denied beating his bull terrier cross breed dog Charley to death last May and failing to protect a friend's Jack Russell dog who died following a fight with Charley.
However, the 23 year old, who has since moved to Maidstone, was convicted by magistrates following a five-hour trial yesterday.
The case was adjourned until Wednesday, March 3 when he will be sentenced.
Comments
by Ranter, Sevenoaks
Sunday, February 28 2010, 7:54AM
“I'd love to have heard the mitigation put forward by the waste of oxygen's defence counsel. Lucky old Maidstone another mouth breathing unemployable oaf en route.”