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| Husband tortured and killed dog | Husband tortured and killed dog |
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| A man who killed his wife's dog and threatened to kill her has been sentenced to six months in jail. | A man who killed his wife's dog and threatened to kill her has been sentenced to six months in jail. |
| William David Streeter, 29, of Cloyfin Park, Coleraine, was convicted of seven counts of animal cruelty and one of making threats to kill. | William David Streeter, 29, of Cloyfin Park, Coleraine, was convicted of seven counts of animal cruelty and one of making threats to kill. |
| The judge said it was one of the worst cases he had seen involving animals. | The judge said it was one of the worst cases he had seen involving animals. |
| Streeter hanged golden retriever Mac by his collar, kicked him with steel toe-capped boots and hit him with a boulder in October 2006. | Streeter hanged golden retriever Mac by his collar, kicked him with steel toe-capped boots and hit him with a boulder in October 2006. |
| North Antrim Magistrates' Court heard that he threatened to kill his wife two days after the dog's death. | North Antrim Magistrates' Court heard that he threatened to kill his wife two days after the dog's death. |
| The one-year-old pedigree dog died after Streeter put a choke chain around its neck and hanged it from a rafter in his garage. | The one-year-old pedigree dog died after Streeter put a choke chain around its neck and hanged it from a rafter in his garage. |
| He was just like Jack Nicholson (in The Shining) Alison McMonagleFormer wife | He was just like Jack Nicholson (in The Shining) Alison McMonagleFormer wife |
| The dog suffered severe bruising and swelling to his back and head as well as two broken ribs. There was also evidence of bleeding on his brain and lungs. | The dog suffered severe bruising and swelling to his back and head as well as two broken ribs. There was also evidence of bleeding on his brain and lungs. |
| One day earlier, he had left the dog hanging in the garage and taunted his wife who untied her much-loved pet. | One day earlier, he had left the dog hanging in the garage and taunted his wife who untied her much-loved pet. |
| Speaking outside court, Streeter's former wife Alison McMonagle said she believed the sentence should have been longer. | Speaking outside court, Streeter's former wife Alison McMonagle said she believed the sentence should have been longer. |
| "He was just like Jack Nicholson (in The Shining) - it was as if he was inhuman. He was just pure evil. | "He was just like Jack Nicholson (in The Shining) - it was as if he was inhuman. He was just pure evil. |
| "I was shocked, I thought the sentence should maybe be a wee bit longer. Mac's laid to rest today. It was the one thing I wanted to do and I did it," she said. | "I was shocked, I thought the sentence should maybe be a wee bit longer. Mac's laid to rest today. It was the one thing I wanted to do and I did it," she said. |
| A defence lawyer said Streeter "has accepted that his behaviour on the days in question went far beyond the pale, he has made no excuse for his behaviour. | A defence lawyer said Streeter "has accepted that his behaviour on the days in question went far beyond the pale, he has made no excuse for his behaviour. |
| "He simply lost it. It is behaviour that he sincerely and genuinely regrets." | "He simply lost it. It is behaviour that he sincerely and genuinely regrets." |
| Magistrate Richard Wilson said he had little alternative but to impose a custodial sentence. | Magistrate Richard Wilson said he had little alternative but to impose a custodial sentence. |
| He said he wanted to convey the court's disapproval and detestation of what happened over a period of days in imposing an immediate prison term. | He said he wanted to convey the court's disapproval and detestation of what happened over a period of days in imposing an immediate prison term. |
| Streeter was released on bail pending a High Court appeal. | Streeter was released on bail pending a High Court appeal. |
| As part of his sentence, he was banned from having an animal for 10 years. | As part of his sentence, he was banned from having an animal for 10 years. |
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| A Coleraine man is convicted of torturing and killing his partner's golden retriever dog in October 2006. |