CONVICTED (2012) | David J Meehan, born 1 May 1981, of Edith Street, Northampton NN1 5EP* – left his dog to starve to death after “suffering a life crisis”
Meehan failed to feed his starving dog, named Kingston, after his marriage broke up.
Police were called to the property after a repossession company found Kingston’s decomposing body at the bottom of the stairs, surrounded by rubbish.
A sheet had been placed over the dog by Meehan, who told the RSPCA he had returned to the house to find he had died. He had left the dog’s dead body in the house for “two to three weeks” before he was found.
A post-mortem concluded Kingston had starved to death over a prolonged period. Experts said the dog was likely to have suffered for between four to six months.
The dog had become so desperate for food that plastic, hair, wool and foam were discovered in his stomach.
Sentencing Meehan, district judge Tim Daber said: “Even for someone with a strong constitution, the photos of this poor dog and the conditions within the house are shocking. The veterinary opinion is the neglect of the dog could have gone on for months. I treat this as a case of chronic, long-term neglect.”
The district judge also rejected Meehan’s excuse of suffering a “life crisis”.
Sentence: jailed for 12 weeks and disqualified from keeping animals for life.
Source: Northampton Chronicle (article removed).
*per the Electoral Roll for 2023 David J Meehan now lives in Chestnut Road, Northampton NN3 2JL.
Another Mentally Disturbed Scum, This Is Absolutely Heart Breaking, There Is Absolutely No Excuse For Starving An Animal To Death. If you get to that position in life, you Rehome the Dog , or push it through the door of the Vets.