drunken, 75 year old pensioner shot his neighbours beloved rescue
dog with an air rifle. Michael Reed, 75, ran out and blasted Sandy, a 9
year old Collie cross German Shepherd point-blank in the head.
Kate and Steve Lloyd rushed her to the vets, but Sandy died of brain
damage. The mum of two who got Sandy as a pup, lives in Rugeley
Staffordshire.
She said: “He’s an evil and wicked man. Poor Sandy had no way of
defending herself. She’d probably have been wagging her tail at her
killer expecting a treat.”
It is reported that Mr Reed has drunk 2 bottles of red wine before he
made the attack. He claimed he fired from a bedroom window, however
footprints in snow show he shot at close range.
Mr Reed admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal at Cannock JPs. He was fined £500 and told to pay £500 compensation.
Since the incident a driver has churned up his lawn and he has put his house up for sale. The gun has also been confiscated.
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