Gold Coast man jailed after killing flatmate’s Maltese cross service dog in ‘senseless and violent act’
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y36D)
Liam Brandon Maxwell sentenced to two years and six months behind bars after pleading guilty to serious animal cruelty
A drug addict has been jailed for killing his flatmate's four-year-old Maltese cross service dog Oliver in a senseless, violent and frankly frightening act".
Liam Brandon Maxwell killed the animal by throwing him across a living room with such force that he slammed into the roof or wall in the Surfers Paradise home on 8 February last year.
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