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Hartlepool, County Durham: Daniel Winspear

March 23, 2009 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2009) | Daniel Grant Winspear, born 18/11/1990, of 44 Arncliffe Gardens, Hartlepool TS26 9JF – smashed a tortoise to pieces with a baseball bat

Drunken Daniel Winspear, who was aged 18 at date of conviction, carried out the attack on the defenceless creature – which is a protected species – at a house party.

Winspear was found in the conservatory in the early hours of May 23, 2008, with the bat in his hand and the dismembered tortoise next to him.

An RSPCA statement said: “This was an act of gruesome, sadistic cruelty and the magistrates sentence, including the disqualification, reflected not only the magistrates’ disapproval but society’s disapproval of such acts.”

Winspear had been invited to the party by a cousin who was already there. But on arrival he was “very drunk.”

John Ellwood, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said: “While at the house he took a small baseball bat and smashed a tortoise to death.”

The teenager who lived at the house then came into the conservatory and saw “the mess everywhere” and asked what had happened.

Mr Ellwood added: “Mr Winspear appeared to have the baseball bat in his hand and was smiling and accused one of the other boys of having done it.

“On further inquiries he admitted he had done it and was told to leave.

“The young man and his friends tried to clean up the mess and put the tortoise in the bin.

“Unfortunately they kept finding bits of the tortoise splattered about the conservatory and the smell was truly grim.”

The pet’s owners rushed back from their holiday in Blackpool after hearing about the sickening act, and they immediately called the RSPCA.

A vet from the charity said the tortoise had not died instantly but “suffered between the repetitive blows.”

In interview with RSPCA inspectors, Winspear said he was too drunk to remember doing it.

The chairman of the magistrates’ bench, Katie Brown, said: “The photos we saw made sickening viewing and you really should have faced up to what you did.

“You committed this while under the influence of alcohol which is indicative of the perils of alcohol abuse.”

Winspear was allowed to appeal against the ban on looking after animals after five years.

Sentence: 18-month community order with 250 hours of unpaid work; costs of £1,652.71 to cover RSPCA, vet and solicitor bills; banned from keeping animals for 10 years (expired March 2019).

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Morecambe, Lancashire: Christopher Collyer

March 17, 2009 misanthropic Leave a comment

#MostEvil | Christopher Dennis Collyer, born 12/09/1983, with a last-known address of Aldcliffe Court, Morecambe LA4 4TW – strung up an ‘unwanted’ springer spaniel by his lead and left him to slowly choke to death.

Evil dog killer Christopher Collyer from Morecambe, Lancashire, UK

Father of multiple children Collyer was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to Charlie by hanging him from a pipe inside a stone bunker in woods in Keighley, West Yorkshire, leaving him to strangle to death.

Dog killer Christopher Collyer's victim Charlie — Dog killer Christopher Collyer’s victim Charlie

Nigel Monaghan, prosecuting for the RSPCA, told the court the vet who examined Charlie after his death confirmed his death would not have been ‘instantaneous’ and said he was also suffering from a chronic skin condition.

Ian and Mandy Collyer now of West Byland, Halifax. Mandy Collyer allegedly told her son to "get rid" of Charlie. — Ian and Mandy Collyer now of West Byland, Halifax. Mandy Collyer allegedly told her son to “get rid” of Charlie.

The court heard that Collyer had been given the dog by his parents, Mandy and Ian Collyer, who were moving house and could not take Charlie with them.

The dog was found hanging in a concrete bunker in Hainsworth Woods, Keighley, by a member of the public on June 10 2008.

A prosecution witness had previously placed Collyer there on June 7.

Mr Monaghan said: “This was appalling cruelty. It was a deliberate and what appears to have been a premeditated act by the defendant.

“What followed was what can only be described as a tissue of lies.

“In court he maintained his story that he had taken the dog for a walk, met a woman and given it to her.

“It is difficult to think of a worse example of animal cruelty given the degree of suffering he must have been subjected to.”

Collyer’s parents, Mandy Collyer and Ian Collyer of West Byland, Illingworth, Halifax HX2 9JU admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the animal by failing to provide veterinary care for Charlie’s skin condition.

Dog killer Christopher Collyer's mother Mandy Collyer also had a role to play in Charlie's death — Mandy Collyer

Speaking about the case, the RSPCA inspector who found Charlie said it was the worst case he had seen in 15 years.

Inspector Dave Holgate said: ‘When I came across the dog hanging in the bunker, it was a horrific scene.

‘I’ve never seen anything like that in 15 years and I hope I never see anything like that again.

‘That poor dog must have suffered for a long time before it eventually died because its feet were just touching the ground.”

Sentencing
Christopher Collyer: 24 weeks in prison. Banned for life from keeping animals.

Mandy Collyer and Ian Collyer: community service. Banned from keeping pets for just three years (expired 2012).

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Dudley/Brierley Hill, West Midlands: Barry Rock and Leanne Priest

March 13, 2009 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2009) | Barry Rock, born 27/04/1973, most recently of Osprey Drive, Dudley DY1 2JS, and his then wife Leanne Rock (now Priest), born 18/09/1978, currently (September 2020) of Cressett Avenue, Brierley Hill DY5 3XY – left a dog with multiple fractures, including a broken leg, plus burns on her body, smashed teeth and blindness in one eye

Dog abusers Leanne Priest and Barry Rock

The Rocks each admitted two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and a third count of not taking reasonable steps to ensure the needs of an animal in their care between May 2 and 20, 2008.

The couple’s terrier-cross Britney had multiple fractures including rib and hip injuries, a broken leg and burns on her body when she was examined by vets in May 2008. One of her eyes was so badly bruised it had turned blue and she had lost all sight in it.

The court heard Britney was presented to a PDSA vets practice by a relative of the Rocks who said the dog had trouble standing up.

X-rays revealed a series of fractures which had taken place over a prolonged period of time. Further examinations revealed a further seven fractures of teeth, swelling to her temple and a deformed ear. The vet alerted police.

Barry Rock told officers it was feasible Britney could have sustained the injuries herself because “she was always getting stuck behind things”. But Mr Nick Sutton, prosecuting, told magistrates this explanation was “inadequate”.

Mr Richard Burch, defending, told the court the couple had four children aged between 10 months and eight years, one of whom suffers with autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. They simply “could not cope” with looking after their children and their pet, Mr Burch said.

The dog has since been rehomed in Cradley Heath and is battling back to full health with her new owners, who have renamed her Millie.

Sentencing: 12-week prison term, suspended for two years. Lifetime ban on keeping animals.

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Richmond Hill, Leeds: Sebrina Carty

March 2, 2009 misanthropic 14 Comments

CONVICTED (2009) | Sebrina Carty, aka Sebrina Buttimer, born 03/12/1987, of Milner Gardens, Richmond Hill, Leeds LS9 8NW – threw a puppy off a three-storey high balcony during an argument with her boyfriend.

Seven-week-old Jack Russell Rocky was thrown from the balcony in his dog carrier after drunken Carty became enraged during the argument. Despite Carty’s wicked intentions, the tiny dog survived the plunge.

The court heard how police were called to domestic disturbance in Carty’s previous address in Appleton Square, Leeds, in October 2008.

They found the smashed pet carrier and Rocky collapsed nearby.

He was taken to a local vet who found he had soft tissue damage and bruises but no broken bones.

Carty pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the puppy and was given a community sentence and a measly two-year ban on keeping animals.

RSPCA inspector Dave Holgate said: ‘This was a sickening case of deliberate and sadistic cruelty.

‘The puppy was only a few weeks old and must have been terrified. It’s a miracle that he wasn’t seriously injured or killed.

‘The sentence passed reflects the serious nature of this incident and serves to show that this kind of vile cruelty cannot and will not be tolerated.’

Rocky made a full recovery and now lives in a new home

Sentencing: 100 hours of unpaid work; £250 costs; two year ban (expired 2011).

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