A devastated mum is 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 morning 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.
