{"id":122453,"date":"2021-04-24T13:31:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T13:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=122453"},"modified":"2021-04-24T13:31:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T13:31:29","slug":"shocking-moment-police-officer-punches-puppy-and-yells-you-little-bd-after-it-pooed-on-his-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/shocking-moment-police-officer-punches-puppy-and-yells-you-little-bd-after-it-pooed-on-his-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking moment police officer PUNCHES puppy and yells 'you little b*****d' after it pooed on his carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS is the shocking moment a police officer PUNCHES a puppy and yells "you little b*****d" after it pooed on his carpet.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Martin Dunn, 48, based at Manchester Airport, can be seen battering the frightened dog as it yelped in pain.<\/p>\n


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The firearms officer has now been sentenced for animal cruelty after he "saw red" and hit the springer spaniel three or four times in his garden.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Charles MacRae said Dunn had been drinking when the offence took place at around 10:30pm on March 14.<\/p>\n

He could be heard shouting and swearing at the dog beforehand – after the five-month-old pup pooed on his living room carpet.<\/p>\n

The dog was examined initially by a vet, Dr Sean Taylor, and then later by David Ryan, a specialist in the field of canine behaviour, Mr Macrae said.<\/p>\n

In his report Mr Ryan said that in carrying out his assessment: "When I shouted at Frank he reacted with extreme fear" indicating that he had learnt to fear such behaviour.<\/p>\n

At the hearing, Dunn, from Kirklees in West Yorks., pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty.<\/p>\n

Mr MacRae called for the pet to be rehomed by the RSPCA saying "any contact between Dunn and Frank would be detrimental. He took it upon himself to chastise it."<\/p>\n


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He added that there was "a clear loss of control and excessive use of force even if he did not intend to chastise the dog."<\/p>\n

District Judge Bouch sentenced him to a 12 months community order with 120 hours of unpaid work reduced from 180 because of his guilty plea.<\/p>\n

He was also disqualified for five years from keeping any animals apart from a lizard-type, Leopard Gheko.<\/p>\n

In addition, he was told to pay court costs of \u00a385 and a surcharge of \u00a395 within 28 days.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Probation Service said: "He is deeply ashamed. On the day of the event when he saw the puppy had made a mess he saw red."<\/p>\n

She added that the officer had been involved in the terrible events at Manchester Arena in 2017 and has been suffering from PTSD "without realising it."<\/p>\n

The defendant had now been referred for treatment by Occupational Health.<\/p>\n

In mitigation, Sarah Barlow, said: "In this case there are a number of stress factors that came together on that evening that caused him to behave as he did.<\/p>\n

"He hung his head in shame when he saw the video. It was a complete one-off."<\/p>\n

When Sgt Dunn was charged by West Yorkshire Police, a Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Police Sergeant Dunn is currently on restricted duties and the matter has been referred to Greater Manchester Police's Professional Standards Branch."<\/p>\n