Saturday, 15 February 2020

Christchurch man kicked dog so hard it bled to death

    1. Canterbury
    2. Christchurch

    A Christchurch man has been prosecuted for kicking his partner's dog so hard, the animal bled to death.

    Cian Irwin pleaded guilty to recklessly ill-treating the two-year-old Staffordshire cross Terrier named Kiomi.

    The SPCA says Irwin was angry the dog had made a mess inside so he kicked her and left her tied to the washing line on a short lead, where she died.

    A post mortem examination found her injuries were caused by at least three forceful blows, rupturing her liver and causing her to painfully bleed out internally.

    Irwin has been fined more than $1800 in the Christchurch District Court, sentenced to four months' community detention and disqualified from owning companion animals for three years.

    RNZ

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