Dog death policeman back at work in Nottinghamshire

A police dog handler who left his two German
Shepherds to die in the back of his hot car has returned to work,
Nottinghamshire police have confirmed.Pc Mark Johnson, 40,
was handed a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £2,500
after being convicted of animal cruelty in February. He was
suspended from the force following the trial at Nottingham Magistrates'
Court. After a misconduct inquiry, he has returned to work as a
response officer. Pc 'forgot' dogsThe
force said he was no longer working as a dog handler. During the
trial the court heard Pc Johnson was suffering from depression and
obsessive compulsive disorder. This led to him to forget that he
had left the dogs in his car which was parked outside Nottinghamshire
Police's Sherwood Lodge headquarters near Arnold on 30 June 2009. The
animals were in the car for seven hours in temperatures of 29.3C
(84.7F), the court heard. German Shepherds Jet, aged seven, and
18-month-old Jay-Jay, died possibly within 20 minutes from heatstroke
which would have brought about multiple organ failure, the court was
told. A statement from Nottinghamshire Police said today:
"Following a misconduct meeting, Pc Mark Johnson returned to work on
April 29 as a response officer on D division (south Nottinghamshire)." Nottinghamshire
Police were criticised by district judge Tim Devas after the court
heard Pc Johnson found it difficult to seek help for his problems. Following
the case the force said strict kennelling rules had been enforced and
new ventilation systems had been added to vehicles.


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he has been transfered to another police unit, so will serve as a
police officer, but not as dog handler... good I hope he never works with dogs again.

He still gets a great pension will enjoy his life, unlike those dogs

I know Sandra
but we are not allowed to kill him
and I do believe

we should be able to