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WARNING - GRAPHIC AND DISTRESSING IMAGES: Staffordshire Bull Terrier Diesel was seized by police after members of the public reported seeing the dog being assaulted by a man
Eight-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Diesel was seized by police after members of the public reported seeing the dog being assaulted by a man.
The dog’s owner, Tyler Laverick, was visited by police at his home in North Shields, north of Newcastle, where they found the injured pet inside.
A court heard that, when asked how he suffered the visible wounds to his head, 20-year-old Laverick responded by saying “I was biting him, I was stoned”.
Diesel was seized and taken to a nearby vets while the case was reported to the RSPCA and Laverick, of Front Terrace, North Shields, was cautioned and arrested for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, Chronicle Live reports.