A man and a woman have pleaded guilty to a string of animal cruelty charges after their dog's body was found stashed in a suitcase and dumped on the bank of the River Mersey.
Christy Hewitt, 21, and Chantelle Duvall-Gregory, 20, battered and abused their two-year-old Belgian Shepherd Snoop, who was found dead inside a bright pink locked suitcase by a dog walker near the Speke and Garston Nature Reserve on January 11.
At Sefton Magistrates Court today, November 28, the pair admitted to three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to Snoop by beating him, failing to provide an adequate diet, and failing to take him to a vet when necessary. They also pleaded guilty to one count of breaching their duties as people responsible for ensuring the welfare of an animal.
