Man killed his dog with a hammer because it was following him around

Molly the German Shepherd who died after being hit on the head with a hammer — Molly the German Shepherd died after being hit on the head with a hammer (Picture: RSPCA/PA)

A man who killed his dog by hammering her head, strangling her with a washing line and dumping her in a river has avoided being sent to jail.

Former magistrate Melvyn Hall, 71, said the dog had been getting on his nerves because she kept following him around, the RSPCA said.

Molly, aged six, was found washed up in the River Tyne on December 6 with washing line still wrapped around her neck.

Police found out she belonged to Hall because she had been microchipped.

Asked about the dogs death, he repeatedly changed his story, the spokesman said.

RSPCA inspector Rowena Proctor said: When the rescue called Hall he told them that Molly had died of a ruptured aneurysm and had been seen by a local vet, but he couldnt remember the name, which he initially reiterated when I visited him the next day.

Undated handout photo issued by RSPCA of Molly the German Shepherd who died after being hit on the head with a hammer by her owner and dumped in the River Tyne. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday July 4, 2019. See PA story COURTS Dog. Photo credit should read: RSPCA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — Molly the German Shepherd who died after being hit on the head with a hammer (Picture: PA)

Picture: RSPCA Man killed his dog Melvyn Hall A dog owner who said he hit his pet on the head with a hammer, strangled her with a washing line and dumped the remains in a river because she was "getting on his nerves" has been spared jail. — He also strangled her with a washing line (Picture: PA)

However, in the interview that followed he said he had gone to the shop and come home to find her dead, before going on to admit hitting Molly on the head with a hammer, strangling her with the washing line that was around her neck when her body was found, and dumping her in the River Tyne.

He said he did it because she was following him around and getting on his nerves and he lashed out. He showed me where he had done it, in his garden shed, and gave me the hammer he had used.

Ms Proctor added: The vet said that the attack on Molly from the person who cared for her would have caused immediate distress, which would have quickly passed into suffeRead More – Source

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