Three people appeared in court charged with causing horrific cruelty to a dog in their care.
Liverpool magistrates' court heard that the dog, a black and tan female bulldog type named Coco, had effectively died after being starved to death.
Jonathan Brookshaw, 36, Leanne Brookshaw, 32, and 19-year-old Kyle Moore, have all pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, and to not taking steps to ensure its welfare needs were met.
