The magistrate has forbidden the man from owning any animals in the future. 9News
Steven Leffanue, 57, was on Tuesday sentenced to 18 months for killing the pet.
Leffanue admitted to breaking into his neighbour's yard in the town of Hayborough and stealing their dog named Pup in November last year.It was five days before the Mastiff cross Ridgeback was found with horrific injuries."I didn't expect any jail time so it definitely feels like justice," Aimee Sherwin said.the dog's barking had irritated him to the point he had an emotional meltdown.
While the magistrate accepted Leffanue's remorse, she said the gravity of his offending was at the highest end of the scale and jail was the only appropriate punishment.Leffanue admitted to breaking into his neighbour's yard in the town of Hayborough and stealing their dog named Pup in November last year.The magistrate has forbidden him from owning any animals in the future.
"If he can do that to a beautiful family member then he doesn't have any rights to be near any animals," Sherwin said.
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