CONVICTED (2014) | Sean David Skinner, born c. 1990, of Gamlin Street, Birkenhead CH41 0AJ – killed a young dog by throwing him against a wall
Father-of-three Sean Skinner killed a six-month-old Staffy named Ty by throwing him against a wall because he made a mess in his bedroom. The RSPCA was called to Skinner’s home by police investigating the dog’s death on October 28, 2013.
Officers had declared the house a crime scene after Skinner himself had called 999, with RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes finding a trail of blood running through the property and the dog lying dead in the bath.
Chris Murphy, prosecuting, said Skinner, who had only owned the dog for five weeks after buying him from a friend for £80, had stated he had “thrown the dog against the wall and told police it had smashed the dog’s head in.”
Skinner, who the court heard had problems with anger management, said he was “gutted by what happened”.
The vet that inspected Ty told the court he had suffered “a cruel and violent act causing … mental and physical suffering”, adding it was only through “good fortune that he had a swift death, limiting his suffering to five minutes”.
Sentence: jailed for 12 weeks, reduced from 18 because of his guilty plea; banned from owning animals indefinitely.
Was Social Services Informed Of His Actions, as he was a Father of 3 Children.
This happend 7 years ago he had no kids at the time if ur gona put post up at least get the facts rite first an yeh he hasnt been in trouble since 2014 people do make mistake an should not be judged on there past
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