CONVICTED (2011) | Katrina Pearl Baker, born 12/02/1993, of 51 Stranton Street, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6LN – snapped a puppy’s neck in a fit of rage
Heavily pregnant Katrina Baker flew into a rage when the tiny puppy, known as Poppy, urinated indoors.
The court heard how Poppy was on the settee in Baker’s then partner Raymond Warters’ flat when the couple started to row The pup began to urinate “probably because she was frightened” about arguing and shouting.
John Ellwood, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said: “The defendant picked the puppy up and threw her across the room in her words ‘the length of a car’.
“Mr Warters attended to the puppy who was having trouble breathing.
“Mr Warters told the defendant to get out of the house and then phoned his mother. Soon afterwards, Poppy died.”
A vet report showed Poppy suffered a broken neck which would have causes paralysis of the muscles required to breathe.
Mr Ellwood said: “Death would have occurred relatively quickly due to asphyxiation. However the fracture of the neck would have been intensely painful and the animal would have been conscious while it asphyxiated.”
Mr Ellwood continued: “At first, we received reports the dog had hit a wall or the door, but now people are saying Poppy hit the floor. The force required was substantial.
“The vet gave an opinion that it was rare to see an animal with a broken neck that wasn’t involved in a road traffic accident.”
In October 2011 Baker was barred from keeping animals for five years. On learning of Baker’s act of animal cruelty, social services intervened and her access to her child was restricted.
Sentencing: 18-month supervision order; £200 costs. Five-year ban on keeping animals (expired 2016).
What A Sad Young Woman
Evil bitch!