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Hereford, Herefordshire: Ian Reidy

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CONVICTED (2020) | Ian Mark Reidy, born 10/01/1989, of 32 Springfield Avenue, Hereford HR2 7JH – left his horse to suffer with a broken leg for two months

Ian Reidy's 11-year-old gelding, known as Brownie, was found unable to bear weight on the affected leg, with pressure sores from lying down, and muscle wastage
Ian Reidy’s 11-year-old gelding, known as Brownie, was found unable to bear weight on the affected leg, with pressure sores from lying down, and muscle wastage

The court heard Reidy failed to act on veterinary advice in relation to his 11-year-old horse, Brownie’s, broken leg between July 26 and September 19, 2019.

RSPCA Inspector Suzi Smith investigated after the animal welfare charity received a call about a horse with a severe untreated leg injury.

Ms Smith said: “Initially it appeared Brownie had collapsed. He seemed unable to get up. The foot was worn at the toe from the continued dragging of it over the weeks. He was wearing a thick rug in warm weather.

“Once we did get him up, he was non-weight bearing on the front leg. Upon removal of the rug it showed he was underweight with muscle atrophy to the broken leg where the muscle had wasted away over the weeks from his inability to use the leg. He had a pressure sore on his hock from the excessive time he had been spending laid down due to the pain.

“An x-ray showed his elbow to be in three pieces and vets found it was too late to perform any surgery to help.

“Reidy had initially called a vet when the injury occurred but refused to follow their advice before putting them off when they called to request a check-up of Brownie on eleven occasions, instead telling them he was getting better, rather than seeking the help Brownie desperately needed.”

Sentencing: 12-week custodial sentence. Ordered to pay a £122 victim surcharge. Banned from keeping any equine for life.

The court also made a seizure order for the remaining horses Reidy owned, but he told the court he had given them away.

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Hereford: Liam Stezaker

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#MostEvil | Liam Philip Stezaker, born 03/12/1991, last known address Warwick Walk, Hereford HR4 – strangled and kicked his girlfriend’s dog to death during a campaign of violence and abuse.

Violent thug Liam Stezaker strangled and stamped his girlfriend's dog Tilly to death
Violent thug Liam Stezaker strangled and stamped his girlfriend’s dog Tilly to death

Liam Stezaker, who has a previous conviction for drink driving, subjected his girlfriend Sarah Griffiths to regular beatings with one attack resulting in her being hospitalised.

Then in September 2018 Stezaker attacked Sarah’s pet dog, Tilly, strangling her before stamping her to death and dumping her lifeless body in a bin.

Dog killere Liam Stezaker from Hereford
Dog killere Liam Stezaker from Hereford

Stezaker admitting causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.

Crossbreed Tilly was subjected to a brutal death at the hands of Liam Stezaker of Hereford
Crossbreed Tilly was subjected to a brutal death at the hands of Liam Stezaker

Prosecutor Giles Nelson said Stezaker already had a common assault conviction and was under a community order when he killed Tilly.

He said: ‘Considerable force was used to strangle the dog, causing severe suffering.

‘This was a gratuitous piece of violence against the dog.

‘It was not an accident.’

Dog killer Liam Stezaker
Evil dog killer Liam Stezaker

Judge James Tindal told Stezaker he was considered a ‘high risk’ by the probation service.

Sentencing: 12 months in jail for controlling and coercive behaviour, with two sentences of four months for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and actual bodily harm, plus 28 days for cannabis possession – all to run concurrently.

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Follow-up July 2019: My twisted boyfriend punched me so hard I blacked out – then he strangled and stamped my beautiful dog to death

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Hereford, Herefordshire: Karl Dyke

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CONVICTED (2013) | Karl Dyke, born c. 1961, of Barrie Road, Green Lanes, Hereford HR4 0QQ – tried to kill his neighbour’s cat by hanging her from a noose.

Evil Karl Dyke tied a slipknot around the neck of his neighbour’s cat in an attempt to kill her. He admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal at an earlier hearing, but claimed he only wanted to teach her a lesson for soiling his garden.

Magistrates didn’t believe him, however, and found him guilty of attempting to kill the animal, a Siamese known as Corolie.

The court heard how in July 2013, Dyke’s neighbour Tracey Lawrence saw him carrying her cat – who looked to be in distress.

Peter Love, prosecuting, told magistrates that Mrs Lawrence had waited on Dyke’s drive while her husband Michael entered Dyke’s garden.

Michael Lawrence told the court that when he opened the door to the shed he found Dyke hanging Corolie from a rope.

The cat’s face was contorted and she looked “moments from death”, he said.

A brief altercation followed and the cat ran away with the noose still attached to her neck. She was later found shaking in fear underneath a vehicle.

Corolie was rushed to a local vet where she was found to have multiple neck injuries. She also suffered soft tissue damage to her neck and had a small cut on her lower lip.

Dyke told the court he hanged the cat to “teach her a lesson” because she kept going to the toilet in his garden. He said he had intended to suspend the cat from a table in his shed “for a few hours” before releasing her when he went to bed.

Chairman of the bench, Julia Steels, told Dyke that the offence was so serious that only a custodial sentence could be justified because he had “wilfully tortured” and attempted to kill the cat.

Sentencing | 20-week custodial sentence; ordered to pay £870. Lifetime disqualification.

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