CONVICTED (2022) | Patricia King, born c. 1975, of 24 Palmcourt, Orchard Park, Hull HU6 9TH – strangled and viciously stabbed her pet dog, causing fatal injuries.
Evil Patricia King used a kitchen knife to stab the female Yorkie, known as Pepper, nine times during a repeated and deliberate incident that would have caused the tiny dog a lot of pain and distress.
Philip Brown, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said that King “inflicted deliberate and fatal cruelty” on the dog, who was aged between four and five, at her home.
King approached a woman that she knew and asked her for a cuddle. She told the woman that she had killed her dog.
Being aware that King did not always tell the entire truth, the woman asked King to show her the dog. She then made the “shocking discovery” of finding Pepper’s badly mutilated remains wrapped in an old blanket in a bedroom.
The woman managed to “secrete” the dog out of the property and alerted the RSPCA.
Pepper’s body was taken away and it was discovered that she had suffered nine stab wounds, likely to have been caused by a kitchen knife.
“The wounds led to significant internal bleeding,” said Mr Brown.
“The animal was also subject to strangulation and suffocation while it was still alive and the vet concludes that the stab wounds were inflicted while the dog was alive.”
The wounds included stabs to the back and side in quick succession and “trauma” would have been caused.
“Death was directly attributed to the stab wounds,” said Mr Brown. “The dog did not immediately die. There is evidence of strangulation in addition to the stab wounds. The animal going into shock would have speeded up death.
“This animal would have suffered, from this ordeal, an extreme pain reaction and would have been extremely distressed. There was a high degree of suffering and distress caused to the animal by the manner of its death.”
King’s lawyer said his client had no previous convictions and was at a low risk of re-offending. He added that the offence was “out of character” although she had misused drugs and had other problems including significant debt.
Presiding magistrate Lynda Carmichael told King: “Due to the deliberate and sustained injuries inflicted on the dog, Pepper, which led to a high degree of suffering, we do believe that this matter warrants immediate custody.”
King’s lawyer immediately gave notice of an appeal and requested that his client be released from custody pending the hearing, but this was denied.
She remained in custody to be taken to New Hall Prison, near Wakefield.
Sentencing | 16 weeks in jail. £120 victim surcharge. Indefinite ban on keeping any animal but this will be for a minimum of 10 years.
No words! I wish the courts seen the killing of an animal the same as a human.
Absolutely one nasty ….. i suffer with mental health depression and have debt but my animals see me through the bad days so no excuse. 16 weeks for what that poor dog went through should be 16 years minimum, the government really need to take a look at this system.
What can I say, absolutely Heart Breaking.
Scum such as this shouldn’t keep Animals Full Stop.