Dog owner fought off 'drunken thugs' in own home after they killed his bulldog by 'hurling it off balcony'

A dog owner fought off a group of allegedly 'drunken thugs' in his own home after his bulldog was allegedly hurled from a balcony into the road.



Cristian Dutu, 27, and his mum were left with horrific injuries when a group of men allegedly targeted them after being asked to stop causing trouble in the street.



The men appeared to scramble on to Mr Dutu's balcony in Toxteth, Liverpool, before allegedly grabbing his dog Hindo by the legs and launching her to the road.



She was left lying in the street after being hit by a van and collapsing, reports the Liverpool Echo.



Police rushed the stricken animal to a vets while Mr Dutu and his mum gave statements and received treatment – but Hindo succumbed to internal bleeding.



Warehouse worker Mr Dutu who moved to Liverpool from Romania seven years ago, said: “My dog was a very harmless dog. She never bit anyone. I would talk to her in the same way I would to a person, she was a very clever dog.”