CONVICTED (2022) | Terry Lee Brockhill, born 11 April 1984, of Kingfisher Grove, Allerton, Bradford BD8 0NP – forcefully kicked a dog in a domestic violence incident.
Brockhill had been drinking vodka and taking cocaine when he set about his partner and her sister at a house in Keighley on March 26, 2022.
He had stood up in the early hours and punched his first victim in the face and grabbed her by the throat, squeezing with such force that she had difficulty breathing, effectively throttling her. The second woman was punched and kicked.
When the unnamed dog then went to protect his mistress Brockhill kicked him “with force”
He pleaded guilty ahead of his trial to two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Both women sustained bruising and told the police they were very frightened during the attack. One said he had ‘a look in his eye’ and she was petrified. The second said she was also extremely afraid.
The condition of the dog was not reported.
Brockhill had 12 previous convictions for 16 offences but nothing for violence, the court was told.
Sentencing | jailed for a total of 20 months. He faced no animal cruelty charges and was not therefore banned from keeping animals.