#MostEvil | Marcus John Sarre, born 06/01/1994, of Avonmore Park, Lisburn BT28 1NE – crushed the skull of a 15-week-old puppy after she urinated on the kitchen floor
Aspiring singer Sarre, who has admitted to having a problem with alcoholism, pleaded guilty to a single count of causing unnecessary suffering to the 15-week-old crossbred husky and collie, named Lilo, on April 14, 2018.
The court heard how neighbours called police when they heard screaming.
Prosecuting counsel Nicola Aurett told the court that when police arrived they saw blood on the hallway with a trail leading them to the bathroom.
“The dog was lying dead in the bath with blood all around it,” said the lawyer adding that Sarre, who had “drink taken”, admitted kicking the puppy.
She told the court that a report from a pathologist who examined the dog’s remains said the cause of her death was skull fractures.
Arrested and interviewed, Sarre said that he had let the dogs out after he had been away for a short time but his older dog, Polo, did a poo on the kitchen floor and he shouted loudly at him. This caused Lilo to urinate on the floor and he kicked her against a kitchen cupboard.
Sarre, who was upset during police interviews, told officers Lilo was bleeding from the mouth and was unresponsive so he took her to the bathroom where he tried CPR but without success.
Ms Auret submitted it was an aggravating feature that at the time of the incident, Sarre was on bail for assault.
In that case, the court heard that police were called at an address in Lisburn on January 21, 2017, and found a female sitting in a sofa, crying and bleeding from her swollen nose. The woman, the ex-partner of Sarre’s father, said the pair had been drinking when Sarre tried to kiss her but that when she pushed him away, he head butted her and then kicked her several times when she fell to the floor.
Defence counsel Damien Halloran conceded that both incidents had been “deeply unsavoury”. He added that Lilo’s tragic death was “almost instantaneous” and while Sarre tried to resuscitate the dog, it was a “futile exercise”.
The lawyer submitted it had been a “moment of madness” for Sarre to lash out but Lilo’s death had left him “completely hysterical, lying on the ground crying”, adding there was no suggestion of cruelty to his other dog Polo whom he rehomed from a rescue centre five years ago.
Mr Halleron revealed that Sarre had been abusing alcohol and drugs and had a difficulty coping with stress “if things didn’t go his way”, submitting that the judge could impose community service or leave “something hanging over his head”.
Judge Lynch disagreed however and jailed Sarre. For killing Lilo, Sarre was jailed for six months and the judge imposed four months for causing actual bodily harm, ordering the sentences to be served consecutively.
Sentencing
Jailed for six months for kicking the puppy to death, followed by 18 months on supervised licence. He will serve a further four months in jail for head-butting his father’s ex-partner. Banned from keeping any animals for 10 years.
What a shame on you as a human being. That poor wee fog depends on us to look after them and show us nothing but love. You didn’t just kick him once in a temper and say to yourself oh god I’ve hurt this dog, you actually kicked and kicked kicked it till the poor wee darling died. That wee innocent dog didn’t know what you were going through but dogs sense when we are sad so if you hugged him instead he would love you and watch you but you decided to end his life cruelly. I hope you do get jail and I hope the cries of that dog and the image of his lifeless body haunt you forever. Your a disgrace of a human being and I’m sure your mother is sick to her stomach
Your nothing but a sick scumbag!!!!!!! Somebody should do that to you never mind jail… jail is to good for people like you..kicked to death I say!
I don’t really care what your circumstances were or are – you are evil scum and someone should do to you what you did to that puppy – just keep kicking you until you die of your injuries . You deserve nothing better . The law will not deal with you properly but I hope some animal lovers will you bastard
you are evil scum – I hope some one kicks you to death
Nowhere near the sentence you deserve – hope you get beaten to a pulp when inside ……….
I’m the step mom of this scumbag I’m the one he near beat to death. But nobody is supporting me Yes he killed a dog I suffer everyday with that evil scumbags discussion to kill if he gets angry. Wtf Justice isn’t served yet
Disgusting should be banned for life and long term prison sentence he’s a monster not fit to be on this planet