CONVICTED (2021) | Glenn Calderwood, born 28 July 1963, of Woodheyes Road, Harlesden, Brent, London NW10 9DB – punched a French bulldog repeatedly and tried to drown him in a hot tub

Evil Glenn Calderwood punched a helpless dog three times in the head then used both hands to force him into a hot tub at his home in Brent, north-west London. The attack, which took place on 20 January 2020, left the dog, named Toffee, yelping and crying.

Calderwood, who is originally from Scotland, denied causing unnecessary suffering to Toffee but was found guilty after a trial.

Stuart Bell, prosecuting, said: ‘A neighbour heard the dog yelling in significant pain and looked out of their window to see the defendant holding the dog by the scruff of its neck five foot above the ground.’

Bell added: ‘The defendant used both hands to push the dog under the water.

‘The dog had been yelping and then the neighbour could not hear the dog any longer.

‘The neighbour shouted ‘oi’ and he then let the dog out of the water and walked away. The dog was wet and had redness in the eye.

‘Forcing the dog underwater was a deliberate and gratuitous attempt to cause suffering.

‘The dog was in great pain and subjected to being under the water for many seconds.’

Wearing a grey suit and sporting a ponytail, Calderwood admitted his ‘behaviour was somewhat erratic’.

As magistrates considered the case he shouted from the dock: ‘I’ve have been anxious about this for over a year. Do I have to suffer any longer?’

Magistrate Michael Herlihy told Calderwood: ‘The attack was several blows to the dog and he tried to drown the dog in a hot tub.

‘These were deliberate acts which would have caused significant distress to the dog and its owner.

‘The attack was so serious is warrants a custodial sentence.

‘Your medical condition leads us to be able to suspend your prison sentence.’

The court heard that Calderwood has a history of violence and dishonesty with previous convictions including causing a disturbance on NHS premises, common assault, assaulting a police constable, and stealing from his place of work.

Sentencing: 20-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months; compensation to Toffee’s owner.

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