#MostEvil | Richard Coyle, born 13 July 1966, from Blackwood, Caerphilly – tortured and mutilated a live hedgehog
Sadistic Coyle tortured and butchered a harmless hedgehog on a camping trip. He removed the animal’s legs and covered her head and eyes with molten wax.
Police found the animal still alive in a tent belonging to Coyle in Blackwood, Caerphilly county, in August 2019. Scissors, candles, a jump lead and a kitchen knife were also discovered.
Coyle, who has a previous conviction for manslaughter, told police ‘It’s only a f****** hedgehog. It’s got fleas’ when he was questioned over the incident.
PC James Goodman described the horrific scene inside the tent in the early hours of August 27, 2019.
He said: ‘I could smell burning flesh, burning hair, death. The hedgehog was mutilated. The smell was horrendous.’
The hedgehog was taken to a veterinary centre where she was put to sleep.
Coyle faced two charges. The first, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, was causing unnecessary suffering to a hedgehog by cutting its legs and burning the animal and covering its head with molten wax.
The second, under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996, was mutilating and burning the hedgehog.
Former soldier Coyle claimed he has PTSD for serving in Bosnia and Northern Ireland. He denied the charges but was found guilty.
An RSPCA inspector said it was one of the worst animal cruelty cases he had ever seen.
He was sentenced to the maximum term of 26 weeks which is available to a magistrates’ court to impose.
RSPCA inspector Simon Evans said: “It is just beyond belief that someone could do this to a defenceless creature and cause so much suffering. To think that this hedgehog was alive through this ordeal is just horrifying.
“This case is certainly one of the worst examples of animal cruelty I’ve ever seen.”
Sentencing: 26 weeks in jail. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
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Update | June 2023
Coyle was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being caught torturing another hedgehog. The tiny creature was found badly mutilated and covered in blood and a creamy white liquid. A new banning order of 20 years was imposed on Coyle.
This Is A Very Mentally Disturbed Evil Individual.
Who Is Not Safe On The Street.
It Also States He Has Previously Been Convicted For Manslaughter. As Well As Torturing A Little Animal.
It Makes You Think, What Else Has He Been Up To and Got Away With.
Maria Davies, this fruitbat has also edn convicted of arson , after setting his ex wife’s house on fire while his own daughter and ex wife slept
He also got away with raping my daughter because they had been in a relationship and it was her word against his , he beat seven bells out my girl in front of his then two infant daughters, he have robbed off us , broke into our houses when we were out , beat my girl while she was pregnant with his daughter, held her hostage in her own home while she suffered an asthma attack, robbed his own parents, who would not even allow him through their door, the thing should be put to sleep , he is absolutely vile trust me , the hedgehog is just the tip of the iceberg, my gorgeous granddaughters are 23 and 24 now the 23 yr old also has a baby girl who is 1yr old in a week, they don’t even admit to the fact they know him let alone being their father, they detest him with a passion, we all do the piece of 💩💩💩