Wallasey, The Wirral: Chris McCormick

#MostEvil | Chris McCormick, born c. 1971, of Harrowby Road, Wallasey CH44 8BY – battered his rescue dog to death and dumped his body in a bag in the garden

Dog killer Chris McCormick battered rescue dog Charlie to death
Evil Chris McCormick subjected rescue dog Charlie to multiple violent attacks, eventually killing him.


Chris McCormick hit the Jack Russell, known as Charlie, over the head and then abandoned his body outside his Birkenhead home.

Police came across the beaten dog when they were at McCormick’s home for a different matter, and called the RSPCA.

McCormick told inspectors during his interview that the dog had bit his hand, so he pushed Charlie off the sofa.

He claimed the dog “seemed fine” afterwards, but the next day found him dead with blood coming from is mouth.

Rescue dog Charlie was battered to death by his new owner

But a post mortem examination revealed Charlie had suffered a blunt force trauma to the head and a further injury afterwards which caused his death.

The animal had a fractured skull and had suffered a brain trauma.

Veterinary surgeon Sean Taylor said Charlie would not have died immediately from the first trauma and said the injuries were consistent with “physical abuse in the home environment”.

Dog killer Chris McCormick with wife Karen Proctor
Dog killer Chris McCormick with wife Karen Proctor

In a statement he said: “In my opinion the evidence in this case indicates that the dog sustained injury to his head after which he remained conscious and capable of suffering allowing him to swallow the blood that had been caused by that injury.

“This injury was later followed by a further injury to the left side of his head that rendered him unconscious with death following soon after.

Dog killer Chris McCormick from the Wirral, Merseyside, UK

Inspector Jenny Bethel, from the RSPCA, said: “During my interview with McCormick he admitted that he had taken on Charlie a year before after taking him from previous owners who beat him. McCormick also admitted to me that he had hit Charlie before.

“It is so sad to think about the suffering Charlie had endured.”

Sentencing: jailed for 16 weeks. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

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26 thoughts on “Wallasey, The Wirral: Chris McCormick”

  1. What can I say another Mentally Disturbed Scum.
    I am absolutely Heartbroken reading this.
    If you haven’t got the patience with a Dog, then don’t have one in the first place. An elderly Gent such as this, you think would enjoy the company of a little Dog. Let alone beat it to death. People such as this shouldn’t have Pets.
    The Sentences Are Much To Short, especially when they serve just Half The Sentence.

    1. I should hope when he does get out,that he gets paid back for what he has done.(he will have to keep looking over his shoulder.

  2. This man brutally killed a beautiful DOG ….he is mentally ill and should serve a much longer sentence …this is a FELONY…..THIS LITTLE DOG WAS SO TRAGICALY KILLED ITS INSANITY. PUNISH THIS MONSTER…..THIS DOG’S LIFE WAS PRICELESS….

  3. This Evil Vile scum,hope he dies a very slow death, and KARMA comes knocking,you ugly git

    1. One evil scumbag. Six weeks prison sentence should be six bloody years. Do to them what they do to a poor defenseless dog. Plaster the scumbag photograph everywhere around the area and let’s hope someone will give him a good kicking so he doesn’t survive. His partner should be treated the same.

      1. Utter Scum,let someone do the same to him.Poor innocent fur baby,all he wanted was love.

  4. He’s not mentally ill he’s just evil and deserves to suffer and die just like that poor dog and so does his partner for not protecting the dog 🤬🤬

  5. Vile human being needs to be locked up for good and throw away the key.why didn’t the rescue do check ups anyway?both parties are to blame.you don’t just get an animal adopted without checking up on them if everything is ok 😡

    1. They did a homecheck and two follow-up visits and had no concerns. The man is a psychopath.

  6. And his other half did f..k all should be in the next cell to the evil thing he is not human 😪

  7. What an vile evil man!! 16 weeks is disgusting no where near enough what he deserves!! He deserves the exact same to happen to him that he put the frightened dog through😖 and the wife is just as disgusting for not doing anything about it as well as the animal rescue for not checking on how he was in the new home knowing he had been abused before!😡
    That poor little dog, all he knew was abuse through his life right to the end, I’ve just been in tears reading this. How can people be so cruel🥺😭💔xx

  8. Hope the scum gets the same treatment, that poor dog had already suffered before this monster got him , makes my blood boil

  9. APART FROM THE HORROR OF THIS LITTLE DOGS SUFFERING and the woefully light sentence of the monster.: MANY PEOPLE GETTING DOGS , MUST REALISE THAT THEY ARE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ARE LOVING AND NEEDY LIKE CHILDREN THEY ARE ALSO REWARDING. THEY ARE HARD WORK AND REQUIRE LOVING DEVOTION FOR THEIR LIFETIME. XXXXXXX

  10. Oh My God , What a BASTARD how could someone do this to a poor innocent little dog who brought no harm to anyone. I hope he rots in hell.

  11. its the same road as the two cowards who got wild animals and set their dogs on them in the back yard. their name was RICH

  12. His family must be so proud of him (not) because that’s all he is capable of beating a beautiful innocent defenceless dog well I hope this evil vile piece of pond life gets everything he deserves rott in hell

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