A heartbroken dog owner has described the pain of losing her dog who was "doused in petrol and set alight".
Angela Clennell's eight-year-old cocker spaniel Lucky died on Friday after suffering extensive burns in the family's garden in County Durham.
The 56-year-old was left heartbroken after Lucky was taken from their home in Ripley Close, Outson, along with a a second dog, Sandy, at about 10pm on Wednesday, Chronicle Live reports.