Dog killer jailed for 15 months
An Ashburton man who bludgeoned his partner's dog to death with an axe at the peak of a two-day rage has been sentenced to jail in the Ashburton District Court.
Peter James Green, 35, was sentenced yesterday to a total of 15 months jail and ordered to pay $150 reparation after pleading guilty to wilful ill-treatment of an animal, possession of an offensive weapon, wilful damage and breach of a protection order.
Judge Chris Somerville said Green's "calculated" act of rage was one of the most serious cases he had seen.
"When all the incidents are added together, it shows at that time you were an extremely dangerous person. You were consumed by anger and rage," the judge said.
The court heard Green had flown into a rage when his partner did not pick him up from a local hotel where he had been drinking. He went to their house, smashed five windows with his bare hands and damaged an internal wall. (click on title to read more)
Peter James Green, 35, was sentenced yesterday to a total of 15 months jail and ordered to pay $150 reparation after pleading guilty to wilful ill-treatment of an animal, possession of an offensive weapon, wilful damage and breach of a protection order.
Judge Chris Somerville said Green's "calculated" act of rage was one of the most serious cases he had seen.
"When all the incidents are added together, it shows at that time you were an extremely dangerous person. You were consumed by anger and rage," the judge said.
The court heard Green had flown into a rage when his partner did not pick him up from a local hotel where he had been drinking. He went to their house, smashed five windows with his bare hands and damaged an internal wall. (click on title to read more)
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