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Sam Rigney

Teen admits to throwing puppy so hard its leg had to be amputated

Raymond Terrace courthouse.

A TEENAGER accused of assaulting a relative at Raymond Terrace earlier this month threw an eight-week old puppy against a wall so hard that it put a hole in the gyprock, according to court documents.

Jayden Ballangarry-Blair, 18, appeared in Raymond Terrace Local Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty over the act that led to cattle x kelpie puppy "Dax" suffering a broken leg that needed to be amputated.

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