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09-07-2010, 05:50 PM
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01120/cctv_1120258a.jpg Snatched ... yob leads dog away
Thief hurls dog 40ft to death
A CRUEL yob leads away a pensioner's beloved pet dog - before hurling it to its death off a 40ft viaduct.
Gary Marshman, 27, was caught on CCTV snatching 12-year-old Jess from outside a supermarket.
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01120/dog380_1120441a.jpg Jess ... hurled 40ft to her death
The border collie's body was found three days later in a river with injuries that pointed to a fall from a significant height.
Jess's owner Ron Bisby, 78, and his wife Enid, 71, had been left traumatised by the crime, magistrates in Dewsbury, West Yorks, were told.
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01120/man180_1120440a.jpg Jailed ... Marshman
Marshman was found guilty of theft after a trial earlier this year but had given no reason as to why he took the Bisbys' beloved pet, who was described as the couple's chief interest in life.
Marshman, who has a string of previous convictions including possession of a firearm and burglary, was filmed by security cameras going in and out of the Tesco store in Cleckheaton, West Yorks, while Jess, who had an arthritic leg, was tied outside.
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CCTV then tracked Marshman going through the car park with Jess on a lead. Later a single white hair on his clothes was shown to be the dog's.
Marshman, of Bradford, West Yorks, was jailed for 26 weeks.
Bench chairman Vince Reynolds told him: "The offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence is justified. This offence has been taken against vulnerable victims."
Mr Reynolds said he was also taking into account the psychological impact and stress the Bisbys suffered.
Thief hurls dog 40ft to death
A CRUEL yob leads away a pensioner's beloved pet dog - before hurling it to its death off a 40ft viaduct.
Gary Marshman, 27, was caught on CCTV snatching 12-year-old Jess from outside a supermarket.
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01120/dog380_1120441a.jpg Jess ... hurled 40ft to her death
The border collie's body was found three days later in a river with injuries that pointed to a fall from a significant height.
Jess's owner Ron Bisby, 78, and his wife Enid, 71, had been left traumatised by the crime, magistrates in Dewsbury, West Yorks, were told.
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01120/man180_1120440a.jpg Jailed ... Marshman
Marshman was found guilty of theft after a trial earlier this year but had given no reason as to why he took the Bisbys' beloved pet, who was described as the couple's chief interest in life.
Marshman, who has a string of previous convictions including possession of a firearm and burglary, was filmed by security cameras going in and out of the Tesco store in Cleckheaton, West Yorks, while Jess, who had an arthritic leg, was tied outside.
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CCTV then tracked Marshman going through the car park with Jess on a lead. Later a single white hair on his clothes was shown to be the dog's.
Marshman, of Bradford, West Yorks, was jailed for 26 weeks.
Bench chairman Vince Reynolds told him: "The offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence is justified. This offence has been taken against vulnerable victims."
Mr Reynolds said he was also taking into account the psychological impact and stress the Bisbys suffered.