Giustizia · Animal welfareLoanhead dog killing: Glenn Tweedie banned from keeping animals for lifeScritto 29 ottobre 2026 alle ore 20:07 UTCGuardaTrascrizione0:07Glenn Tweedy struck his Labrador twice with a hammer, then stabbed her to death.0:11He's now banned for life from owning or keeping animals.0:13A second black Labrador found at the same property has been taken into protective0:17care.0:17What happens now to that surviving dog?0:19The Scottish SPCA found the dogs at a property in Lonehead, Midlothian.0:23Tweety pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to causing unnecessary suffering to0:27Cayley, the black Labrador who died from the injuries he inflicted.0:31Tweedy's ban covers owning or keeping animals for the rest of his life.0:34His sentence also includes a year wearing an ankle monitor and a community payback0:38order.0:39The attack happened in September20205 .0:42The Scottish SPCA began investigating after its animal helpline received a concerned0:46call about a dog screaming at the Lonehead property.0:49Tweety first told the visiting inspector that Kay had been euthanized at a0:53veterinary practice.0:54He later admitted killing her himself.0:56He said he couldn't afford the veterinary bill.0:58That was the explanation he gave for his actions.1:01Tweety also claimed Callie had been in immense pain before he killed her.1:05The inspector explicitly rejected that claim.1:07He said Tweedy himself had caused Kylie to suffer in an unimaginable way, both1:12physically and mentally.1:13Tweedy hit Caille twice on the head with a hammer before stabbing her through the1:16chest.1:17The stabbing caused significant blood loss and pain, and she died of her injuries.1:22The inspector called the attack the most eye-wateringly violent conduct he'd seen1:26towards a completely innocent pet.1:27Kylie's body was hidden in nearby woodland.1:30The inspector described finding her at the bottom of a large ditch, covered in1:33branches.1:34He said leaving her there showed a complete lack of remorse and little regard for1:38animals.1:38Those were the investigators' assessments of Tweedy's conduct.1:41The court outcome followed Tweety's guilty plea to causing unnecessary suffering1:44with a lifetime animal ban, electronic monitoring and community payback forming his1:49sentence.1:50The second black Labrador was found at the same property and taken into the Scottish1:53SPCA's care.1:54Removal from the property is the protection already in place.1:57The dogs longer, term placement hasn't been made public.Leggi l’articoloCronologia della storiaHeyDex
