#MostEvil | violent career criminal Kelvin McKendry, born 22 November 2001, most recently of Cotmanhay Road, Ilkeston, with previous addresses in Swadlincote and Brailsford in Ashbourne, Derbyshire – beat his pet dog to death and seriously injured a cat in a series of attacks
McKendry, who has previous convictions for violence, subjected his British Bulldog, Marley, to a horrific assault which left the pet with traumatic injuries to his head, body and internal organs.
Following the incident, which took place at McKendry’s home in Ilkeston on February 13, 2020, the criminal buried him in nearby woodland.
When a youth offender worker questioned where Marley was, McKendry claimed he had died the previous night and he had buried him in a field where he used to walk him.
The RSPCA were contacted, but when they went to McKendry’s address in Cotmanhay Road he was not there and they were unable to locate him.
Four days later Derbyshire police received information that led them to where the dog was buried.
A pathologist’s report concluded Marley had suffered “horrific” life threatening injuries caused by multiple blunt force trauma.
The vet report said: “The life-threatening injuries suffered by Marley caused internal bleeding and shock, from which he ultimately died.”
In the meantime McKendry had left the Ilkeston area and was only found when the RSPCA were called to reports of an injured cat in Rose Hill, Woodville, near Swadlincote, on July 21, last year.
When inspector Rachel Leafe, along with police, went to investigate what had happened they found a cat called Gypsy had been thrown against a wall, leaving her with a broken pelvis.
McKendry was arrested in connection for other matters, including a one-year long campaign of violence in Ashbourne which saw him injure at least five people in separate incidents.
He was sentenced to a two years in a young offender institution for those offences, and was charged with animal cruelty offences while in prison.
Inspector Leafe said: “According to the pathologist report it is clear poor Marley had suffered from a series of injuries which led to his death.
“Gypsy was also in a suffering state after McKendry threw her against a wall. She had emergency surgery and after weeks of cage rest I was pleased to hear she had made a good recovery at Derby’s Abbey Street Rehoming Centre.
“Now called Aggi she has now been nursed back to health thanks to dedicated staff and has just moved into her forever home in the countryside.”
McKendry pleaded guilty to two charges of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and two charges of failing to take reasonable steps to ensure the needs of an animal for which he was responsible.
Sentencing: jailed for 19 weeks. £121 victim surcharge Lifetime ban on keeping all animals.
Another Mentally Disturbed Scum.
The Prison Sentences should be much longer.
They only actually serve half of the time.
Someone needs to give this scumbag a good kicking he needs to be punished wonder what happened to bracken previous dog? We want justice for Marley karma
Remember the faces of these sick scum abusers.
They should receive lengthy sentences for the horrific abuse they all inflicted upon beautiful and innocent creatures.
May they receive their ‘karma’ in this or the next life. It will happen.