A family has been left heartbroken after their pet Jack Russell was attacked and shot in the face with an air rifle following a row with two teen thugs in Kent.
Lisa Ongley, 61, has been speaking about the terrifying experience when she and her cousin walked his seven-year-old dog Merlin in a park in Sevenoaks on Monday evening.
Ms Ongley and her cousin, who does not wished to be named, were walking Merlin when they noticed two teenagers brandishing an air rifle before asking them to stop.