CONVICTED (2024) | backyard breeder and serial dog abuser Javel Williams, born c. 1986, of Ainger Road, Primrose Hill, Camden, London NW3 – subjected a Cane Corso to violence on at least two occasions; neglected and abused two puppies, one of whom was put to sleep.
Shocking video footage captured on a mobile phone by a member of the public showed thug Javel Williams kicking the dog, Nala, causing her to yelp in pain.
The court was also shown another video of a dog running away from Williams in fear.
Several members of the public also provided witness statements saying they had seen Williams being abusive to his pet before.
RSPCA Inspector Shahnaz Ahmad visited Williams’s flat at his home on Ainger Road in Primrose Hill in November 2022 following a report from a concerned member of the public. She then gave advice about the welfare of the dog and her six puppies.
The RSPCA revisited the defendant’s flat again on May 4, 2023 when Williams denied hitting Nala.
After viewing the two videos and collecting witness statements, Inspector Ahmad visited the flat once more with a police officer on July 10, 2023, during which Williams said he had moved Nala to a friend’s house.
The dog was seized from the property and taken into the care of the RSPCA.
A vet who examined Nala said the pet was suffering from around 30% lameness in her left hind leg and had a 9cm-long scar on her left tibia.
After studying the video clips, the vet stated: ‘The videos and witness statements evidence that Nala was subject to physical and psychological abuse.
‘Following these acts of violence I estimate that Nala suffered for a period of at least six to eight weeks.’
The court was told that during March and April 2023 Williams signed over two puppies into the care of the RSPCA.
Both needed hospital treatment and one, who was emaciated and had sustained a broken pelvis, was in such poor health that he was put to sleep.
In mitigation, the court heard that Williams has learning and developmental difficulties, which were outlined in a pre-sentence report.
The court also made a deprivation order in respect of Nala, who will now be rehomed by the charity.
Sentencing | six-month conditional discharge. Banned from keeping dogs for six years (expires June 2030),