£1,500 pledged to find dog’s attacker

1:53pm Wednesday 8th August 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Patrick Knox, Senior Reporter

£1,500 pledged to find dog’s attacker £1,500 pledged to find dog’s attacker

OUTRAGED animal lovers have pledged more than £1,500 to help find the thug who repeatedly stamped on a dog in the street.

Offers of cash in return for information leading to the arrest of the yob have poured in from people left appalled by the horrific act.

Three Daily Echo readers have stumped up £500 each, and a further pledge of £100 was received after we revealed the ferocity of the attack in a Hampshire town which left the dog crawling “like a spider”.

One of them, a 70-year-old woman from Hampshire, who wishes to be anonymous, said: “I just thought it was absolutely awful and I thought a bit more money as an incentive might just tempt someone to come forward to identify them.”

Police are still appealing for information after the suspect was seen by passers-by dragging the frightened dog across Nightingale Avenue in Eastleigh before stamping on it five times.

The man, thought to be in his 20s, was with a woman, a crying toddler and a baby in a pushchair.

When the man, who is about 5ft 5in with olive skin and very dark eyebrows and hair and spoke with a British accent, reached the pavement, he stopped and savagely stamped on the dog’s head at least five times.

The man wore a beige jacket and jeans. The woman was about 5ft 1in and very slim.

She had her hair tied back tightly and was wearing a purple top with jeans.

The incident happened on Friday, July 13.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Comments(16)

G0Rf says...
2:22pm Wed 8 Aug 12

What happened to the dog then?
What breed of dog was it?
Any pictures of what the dog might have looked like before the attack?

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G0Rf says...
2:23pm Wed 8 Aug 12

Any cctv footage from the shops?

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jimmy.little says...
2:53pm Wed 8 Aug 12

i can't offer any cash, but happy to find the dog a new home and dish a few slaps on the crawl sod that did this.

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Cerdicjute says...
3:06pm Wed 8 Aug 12

And what exactly is a 'British accent'? London? Southern? Yorkshire? Lancastrian? Welsh? Scots? What?

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-stiv- says...
4:12pm Wed 8 Aug 12

Cerdicjute wrote:
And what exactly is a 'British accent'? London? Southern? Yorkshire? Lancastrian? Welsh? Scots? What?
It just means he didn't sound like he was Polish or Indian or whatever.

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Stillness says...
4:51pm Wed 8 Aug 12

G0Rf wrote:
What happened to the dog then?
What breed of dog was it?
Any pictures of what the dog might have looked like before the attack?
What difference does any of that make?

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G0Rf says...
6:19pm Wed 8 Aug 12

Stillness.....
It makes a massive difference!
The description of the yob was a bit vague, but of we had a breed of dog then people might know someone that matches the description with that dog!
Agreed?

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Stillness says...
6:37pm Wed 8 Aug 12

Agreed. Sorry I was assuming that you had read last weeks item. As reported last week it was a Staffie type dog. Buggered if I know why Staffs always seem to pick this type of owner.

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Queen Victoria says...
6:41pm Wed 8 Aug 12

G0Rf wrote:
Stillness.....
It makes a massive difference!
The description of the yob was a bit vague, but of we had a breed of dog then people might know someone that matches the description with that dog!
Agreed?
"Yes GoRf agree with you 100%".

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rightway says...
8:12pm Wed 8 Aug 12

As I have previously stated, this was a vile act that should never be tolerated, my only concern is that a combined reward for £1500 has been offered and though commendable it may be, but how much do these people offer as reward when a non canine member of society is attacked when unable to defend themselves.
Just a thought…

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Georgem says...
9:46am Thu 9 Aug 12

rightway wrote:
As I have previously stated, this was a vile act that should never be tolerated, my only concern is that a combined reward for £1500 has been offered and though commendable it may be, but how much do these people offer as reward when a non canine member of society is attacked when unable to defend themselves.
Just a thought…
Well said.

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huckit P says...
9:48am Thu 9 Aug 12

Nothing wrong with a reward for finding the chav that did this. People have lawyers, legal aid and all that guff to turn to. Animals have nothing; not even a voice. If I founf the cretin I would let me 60kg puppy sort him out!

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Smartiepants says...
10:47am Thu 9 Aug 12

Someone knows and someone's not talking. Find him and I'll stamp on his head. An eye for an eye and all that!

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Smartiepants says...
10:47am Thu 9 Aug 12

Someone knows and someone's not talking. Find him and I'll stamp on his head. An eye for an eye and all that!

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rightway says...
3:58pm Thu 9 Aug 12

Smartiepants wrote:
Someone knows and someone's not talking. Find him and I'll stamp on his head. An eye for an eye and all that!
No you wouldn't, so please stop acting tough when hidding behind your keyboard.

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Laura85 says...
10:23pm Mon 13 Aug 12

I heard it was a bull mastiff breed. Poor dog, it's a shame it didn't turn round a bite the Chav that did this disgusting act of cruelty on a clearly defenseless animal. I hope the people r found soon. I'd like to have thought people who know about this would come forward with a reward but good on the public who have offered a reward.

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