CONVICTED (2024) | Kyle Hollingsworth, born 21 June 1991, of Moor Street Mansfield – repeatedly punched and kicked a police dog.
Violent career criminal and drug addict Hollingsworth was reported to police after he broke into a woman’s back garden in Gladstone Street, Mansfield, and began banging on windows.
A dog officer on routine patrol attended the scene at around 9.30pm on 27 October 2023 and challenged Hollingsworth in the street.
Hollingsworth, who was carrying a large bottle at the time, refused to comply with instructions from the officer and approached her.
Doing his job, Police Dog Max bit the thug on the hand and stomach.
Hollingsworth then lashed out at at the dog and continued to punch and kick him even after he was taken to the floor.
Hollingsworth was arrested at the scene and later pleaded guilty to criminal damage, affray and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
The court heard Hollingsworth has 44 previous convictions for 100 offences, including criminal damage, threats and abusive behaviour. He was last before the courts in 2022 for dwelling burglary and a string of thefts
Max, a two-year-old German shepherd who already has an impressive service history, escaped serious injury in the attack and is now back on the beat.
Sentencing | jailed for 12 months.
Glad k9 Max has recovered from his ordeal .
I hope this thug Hollingsworth gets an absolute battering
A dead loss of a human but a star of a dog thanks to his training and handler.