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Luton, Bedfordshire: Deon Ellis

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CONVICTED (2021) | Deon Ellis, born c. 1989, said to be of no fixed abode but with a last known address of Fallowfield, Luton LU3 and with links to Corby, Northants – stole a puppy before stabbing him and deliberately running him over with his van.

Persistent criminal Deon Ellis
Persistent criminal Deon Ellis

Deon Ellis savagely attacked ‘XL bully’ dog Hugo, who was just four months old at the time, leaving him for dead in the road.

Hugo was later found with serious injuries and knife wounds by volunteers who had searched through the night for him following a social media appeal. The young dog had to have life-saving surgery which was paid for by public donations.

The court heard Ellis had been involved in a dispute with Hugo’s family and stole the dog in ‘revenge’ while he was being walked.

Witnesses reported Ellis grabbing and lifting the dog by his collar before leaving the scene.

Victim Hugo
Victim Hugo

Hugo was then taken more than 60 miles away to Corby where a woman heard a dog cry out in pain and Ellis driving towards him. He was then seen swerving the van to make sure he hit the animal.

The puppy was later found and taken to a vet with lacerations which were consistent with stab wounds. Blood splatters which were linked to Hugo’s DNA were found in the back of the van which was recovered in the town.

The court heard Ellis, who appeared over video-link from HMP Peterborough, callously refused to give Hugo’s owner details of what he had done to the dog.

The court heard that Ellis’ previous convictions included possession of a firearm in 2015.

Ellis was convicted by a jury of theft of a dog and criminal damage to a dog.

Recorder George Keightley told Ellis it was a “cruel, targeted and planned act” which was “motivated by revenge”.

He added: “You attempted, in my view, to either seriously injure or kill this puppy and in effect left it for dead in the street.”

Sentencing: Ellis was jailed for a total of two years and four months and will serve up to half before being released on licence.

Northamptonshire Telegraph
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Birds, Equine Abuse, farms / smallholdings, Food Production, horses and ponies, Multiple Species

Luton, Bedfordshire: Mohammed Malik

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CONVICTED (2019) | Mohammed Saeed Malik, born 4 May 1983, of 26 Rondini Avenue, Luton LU3 1RR – kept hundreds of animals and birds in poor conditions on a smallholding.

Malik was sent to prison for 12 weeks and disqualified from keeping all animals for a period of 20 years after pleading guilty to a number of animal welfare offences.

Prosecutor Janita Patel told the court the case concerned the neglect of a large number of animals kept by the defendant on a smallholding/allotment-type premises in Kempston.

The RSPCA and Trading Standards had made a number of visits to the premises during April to August 2018, and advice and warning notices were issued to improve the manner in which the animals were being kept. But this advice was ignored and as a result a multi-agency operation, involving police, RSPCA, Trading Standards, Animal Plant and Health Agency and vets was carried out in September 2018.

Over a period of three days around 300 animals were removed on welfare grounds, including 195 chickens, 50 goats, five horses, three alpacas, five sheep, 32 geese, eight ducks, two turkeys and three peafowl.

Despite the nature of the operation the defendant obtained more animals and further complaints were made. The RSPCA attended a further four times to remove animal. On the last visit on February 4, 2019, 368 pigeons, 38 chickens and three quails were removed.

During the investigation officers found an array of animals were found to be kept in poor unacceptable conditions, with insufficient water and food available. Animals were also in poor body conditions.

Horses with their bones showing and overgrown hooves were kept on bare ground with insufficient grazing or supplementary feed and the water was dirty, sheep were underweight and had overgrown hooves, goats were kept in a shed made of pallets and had insufficient grazing or provision of hay, many of the goats were underweight and had overgrown hooves, and alpacas were underweight with overgrown hooves.

Poultry in poor body condition was kept in locations strewn with rubbish and hazards. There was also dead poultry carcasses left on site.

One vet who attended said that there had been gross negligence shown to each of the animals removed that had been under the defendant’s care, and that the animals had not had their needs met on multiple levels despite professional advice.

Speaking after the case RSPCA Inspector Susan Haywood said: “Despite visits by the RSPCA and Trading Standards giving advice and warning notices to improve the manner in which these animals were being kept, this was mostly ignored.

“The conditions of the animals, and the locations they were kept in, was shocking. Animals were in poor body conditions and were being kept in places without adequate clean water, grazing and feed.

“Some animals had their bones showing, others were lame and many had overgrown hooves.

“If someone takes on a large number of animals it is essential that they have the knowledge to look after them and also understand any regulations that may be relevant to the types they are keeping.”

The defendant was also subject to prosecution proceedings by Bedford Borough Council’s Trading Standards team, pleading guilty to four offences under Animal By Products legislation, with these offences relating to failings to secure and dispose of carcases representing serious failures to reduce the risks of the spread of disease to the public and other animals.

Many of the animals signed over into the RSPCA care have been found new homes – and new homes are being sought for the remainder.

Sentencing | for the eight RSPCA offences, he was sentenced to a 12-week immediate custodial sentence on each count to run concurrently and for the four Trading Standards charges a sentence of 8 weeks immediate custody to run concurrently with the 12 weeks already imposed. He was also ordered to pay £1,000 towards prosecution costs for the RSPCA and also the same to amount towards council costs and ordered to pay a surcharge of £115. He was disqualified from keeping all animals for a period of 20 years and cannot apply to terminate the order for a period of 10 years.

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Luton, Bedfordshire: Linda Gibson and Lewis Little

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CONVICTED (2016) | animal hoarders Linda Gibson, born c. 1972, and Lewis Little, born 1988, of Buxton Road, Luton LU1 1RE – kept multiple pets in squalor without veterinary treatment.

Linda Gibson and Lewis Little, who have since gone their separate ways. Pictures: Facebook.
Linda Gibson and Lewis Little, who have since gone their separate ways. Pictures: Facebook.

The horrible pair kept a menagerie of cats, dogs, snakes, gerbils, turtles and even a bearded dragon at their flat .

Several welfare visits by the RSPCA noted the home was overrun with household waste, and described as “uninhabitable” by RSPCA inspector Stephanie Law. Inspector Law even mentioned banging her head on the living room ceiling while stepping over mountains of mess.

In court, Gibson and Little were told they presented a continuing risk to animal welfare.

The court heard that Inspector Law attended the couple’s address on November 25, 2015, to return a Staffordshire bull terrier named Scar after he had been neutered and fitted with a buster collar.

A scene of chaos and pet neglect at the home Linda Gibson shared with Lewis Little. Pictures: RSPCA.

During the visit, Inspector Law instructed the couple how to administer medication and advised that Scar’s buster collar had to stay on to prevent him interfering with his wound.

Gibson then presented a large tabby cat named Soldier who had a hole under his right armpit.

“The wound was smelly and the flesh looked red raw,” noted the inspector.

Animal hoarder and abuser: Linda Gibson from Luton, Bedfordshire, UK

Inspector Law told Gibson that the cat needed urgent veterinary treatment but she refused to sign the cat over.

Inspector Law returned the next day to find the kitchen overflowing with rubbish to the extent that she “could not see the floor”.

Photographs were taken and Scar was seen running between the kitchen and the yard not wearing his buster collar.

On a further visit on December 4, Inspector Law noted: “I picked Scar up and I could see the scrotum was very swollen and the sutured wound appeared to be completely torn. Mr Little told me he had removed the buster collar on the day that he returned home.”

Both animals were removed by the RSPCA and taken to the vets for treatment. They have since been rehomed and are understood to be doing well.

Janita Patel, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, appealed to magistrates to disqualify Gibson and Little from keeping pets.
Ms Patel said: “They are clearly not fit to look after themselves, let alone after animals.

“There’s also the worry that they didn’t have the funds to take the animals to the vet when they needed to.”

As magistrates disqualified the pair for ten years, Gibson wept. The pair said they still had two cats, two snakes and five gerbils in their home and were given 14 days to rehome them.

After the verdict, RSPCA inspector Mrs Law said: “I’m happy with the outcome and it reflects the severity of the offence.”

Sentence:
Little – three-month curfew and ten days of rehabilitation activity.
Gibson – 100 hours of unpaid work
Both – £310 costs each. Banned from keeping animals for ten years (expires May 2026).

Luton Today

Update 2017

Lewis Little is now living in Rivergate House, Cheapside, Luton LU1 2HN.

Cats, Dogs, Lifers, Multiple Species, Serial Animal Abusers, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers, Worst of the Worst

Luton, Bedfordshire: Wayne Worboys

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CONVICTED (2014) | Wayne Worboys, born 9 October 1997, most recently of Bury Park Road, Luton LU1 1EN but with links to Northampton – a serial animal abuser who was filmed kicking a cat and beating up a dog

Serial animal abuser Wayne Worboys from Luton, UK

In one piece of footage career criminal Worboys is recorded kicking a small tortoiseshell cat as if she were a football.

Worboys' horrific cruelty towards a defenceless cat and dog were caught on camera
Worboys’ horrific cruelty towards a defenceless cat and dog were caught on camera

In another, Worboys repeatedly punches a terrified Staffordshire dog in the face, head and stomach. The dog, named Tyler, is believed to belong to Worboys’ mother.

Serial animal abuser Wayne Worboys from Luton, UK

In court Worboys admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the animals and was banned him from keeping any kind of animal for rest of his life. He was also given an 18-month Rehabilitation order.

Original source: Daily Mail (article and other newslinks removed)