A devastated mum says she's living with 'unbearable guilt' after her nine-month-old puppy died when he was crushed by a reclining sofa - bought just days earlier. Claire Hilton, 53, and daughter Kerry, 30, were tidying their living room on Thursday October 27 when Kerry tried to put the leg rest of the new electric sofa back down to its original position.
The pair heard French Bulldog Kobe yelp out in pain and it was only then they realised he'd crept underneath the sofa. Mum-of-two Claire said she desperately tried to release Kobe by reclining the sofa but his neck was tangled in the bars and he was struggling to breathe.
While Claire continued trying to free him, Kerry rushed next door for help and her neighbours tried to release Kobe with an angle grinder but the frame was too thick so she was forced to call the fire brigade. By the time firefighters arrived 10 minutes later Kobe had fallen unconscious.
