Distressing footage shows Thomas Hardy, 32, punching his Cockapoo five times before strangling her, compressing her chest between his legs and swinging her around by the neck.
The security footage was taken from Prior Court in Billingham on July 18 2023. Thomas Hardy, 32, was given a 12 week prison sentence for each offence. He was banned from keeping animals for 12 yearsA thug who was caught on CCTV inflicting sickening violence onto two dogs has avoided jail.
The heartbreaking footage, which MailOnline has seen and decided not to show in full, was passed to the RSPCA by the police and an investigation by the animal welfare charity followed. He was given a 12 week prison sentence for each offence — suspended for 24 months — when he was sentenced at Teesside Magistrates Court on Tuesday, April 30.Police, accompanied by an RSPCA inspector, visited the flat on August 2 last year and entry was forced due to concerns after there was no reply.
The other dog, who didn't belong to Hardy, was not seen at the flat and the animal's whereabouts is unknown. Magistrates heard that on August 6 Hardy was due to be interviewed by an RSPCA inspector at a police station about what had happened, but he failed to turn up.
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