A police officer caught on film repeatedly punching his puppy has been fired. Sergeant Martin Dunn, of the Specialist Operations Branch, lost his temper after five-month-old springer spaniel Frank pooed on his lounge carpet.
Footage of the attack shown in court saw Dunn shout: "You little b***ard!" before walking up to the dog and punching it three or four times. Probation reports said the officer had been involved in the terrorism incident at Manchester Arena in 2017 and has been suffering from PTSD, reports YorkshireLive.
Dunn, of Albion Gardens, Meltham, admitted animal cruelty in court and was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and a ban from keeping animals for five years.
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