CONVICTED (2021) | Calum Turner, born c. 1996, of 60 Antonio Street, Bootle L20 2EU – caught on CCTV battering a terrified Staffy as the dog lay helpless on the ground.
The shocking two-minute footage showed Turner wrestling and kicking out at something that is moving around on the ground, but is obscured by the angle of the camera.
Turner then removes a handle from a push toy and uses this to strike down multiple times before stamping down and kicking in the same direction.
He then stands up and as he does a Staffordshire bull terrier emerges from the area and runs across the garden.
Inspector Joanne McDonald assisted with the RSPCA investigation and attended the property where the incident took place in Lewisham Road, Norris Green, with the police on July 2, 2021.
She said: “Before attending the location I saw the CCTV footage of the beating. I saw a male, who I now know to be a Mr Calum Turner, who appeared to be hitting, kicking and smacking a dog for a prolonged period.
“The fence seemed to be obstructing the view but near the end the dog clearly ran away from the area Mr Turner was seen in. It was very upsetting to watch and I was very concerned for the dogs at that property.”
At the property, Inspector McDonald explained why they were visiting and asked that the dogs be seen by a vet to be checked over.
She said: “After the dogs were loaded into my van Mr Turner approached me and said that he had repeatedly whacked Mochi with a soft toy as he thought he had mauled their other dog Mitzee.
“He then said he had his arms around Mochi and was shouting at him and he admitted that he went too far.”
The two dogs, five-year-old Mochi and 12-week-old Mitzee were then taken to a vet to be assessed where they were found to be bright and alert and without injuries. However, the court heard how the vet report stated that Mochi had been caused to suffer.
The vet report concluded: “Although the CCTV footage and lack of supporting medical evidence of injury do not provide any definitive evidence Turner made physical contact with Mochi by striking the dog with the metal and plastic push toy handle and by kicking and stamping down on the dog, the statements made by Turner confirm such physical contact did occur which caused the dog to yelp and cry out.
“These actions would have caused the dog to suffer.
“Suffering will have been experienced by this animal via mechanisms of pain, fear and distress for a period of two minutes, probably longer.”
Magistrates decided not to impose a disqualification order on Turner. While they accepted that the abuse was “prolonged and nasty” they felt that Turner had acted out of duress and took into account his “previous good character”.
Turner is not the owner of either Mochi or Mitzee.
RSPCA Inspector Leanne Cragg, who investigated said: “This was a callous act involving the deliberate beating of poor Mochi who would have experienced pain and fear as a direct result of this horrible attack.”
Sentencing: 12-month community order with 160 hours of unpaid work. Ordered to pay a total of £595. No ban.
I hope he has more patience with the Child he is placed with in the picture. Maybe Social Services needs to check on the Child. People such as this shouldn’t have Dogs. If you haven’t got the patience for Basic Training that a Dog will need.
he got of he should of got jail and a life time ban the law needs to change hes a cruel man