Police found a dog dead and decomposing in a flat and called in the RSPCA who discovered it had died after being left alone for days at a time with no food or water. The body was of a bulldog named Coco, who belonged to Leanne Brookshaw, 32 and her husband Jonathan Brookshaw, 36.
A court heard that police entered the flat on May last year to find no-one was home. They noticed a strong smell and lots of flies. An officer saw the dead dog on the floor.
Peter Mitchell, prosecuting, said: “He saw the flat was in a total state, with dog faeces on the floor and no sign of any food or water for the dog.” The officer contacted the RSPCA, and Inspector Anthony Joynes attended the flat. He reported an “overwhelming smell of decomposition, faeces and urine”, reports The Echo.
