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Newbury News Ltd. Print-Digital-Social
Mon, 16 Apr 2018
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A TADLEY man was given a 12-week suspended sentence for stabbing a dog twice.
In the dock at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 3, was Mark Neil Tomlinson, 38, of Greywell Close, who pleaded guilty to stabbing Benny the dog twice in the torso.
He was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
He must also carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £115 and £85 court costs.
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scooberdoo3
18/04/2018 - 12:12
Scum bsg
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philjay2
17/04/2018 - 20:08
I suppose we are waiting until he stabs a person and then claims it is a 1st offence.
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grumpy
17/04/2018 - 11:11
Why was it suspended ? And it should have been longer. And what happened to the dog ? Did it survive ??
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Hungerfordcis
16/04/2018 - 09:09
should have got the same jailterm he would for stabbing a person
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