Man swung dog by its lead and stamped on its head in sickening attack on train

Man, 22, arrested in connection with the incident, say police
'Unbelievably shocking': The attacker stamped on the dog's head after swinging it by the lead.
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Francesca Gillett25 November 2016
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A thug swung a terrified dog against the wall of a train in a sickeningly cruel attack.

The hooded man hung the Staffordshire Bull Terrier by its lead and swung it against the carriage wall before stamping on the petrified dog’s face.

Police found animal excrement on the seats and walls of the train carriage after the dog was so terrified it emptied its bowels during the horrific assault.

CCTV images show the man stamping his foot into the dog’s head as it lays across the seat of the train, which was travelling from Braintree to Witham.

Train staff were forced to cancel the service after they found the mess spread across the train carriage.

The British Transport Police are now appealing for information following the attack, which happened at around 10.30pm on Monday, October 10.

Petrified: The Staffordshire bull terrier was so frightened it emptied its bowels.
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Police Sergeant Paul Thompson called it “an unbelievably shocking act of cruelty”.

He said: “No animal should ever be subjected to such punishment and I am determined to trace the man responsible.

“Clearly this animal was frightened for its life as he emptied his bowls on the seat and train carriage.

“I’d urge anyone who has any information on who this man is to contact us as soon as possible.”

A man aged 22 from Chelmsford was arrested in connection with the incident.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 140 of 23/11/2016. Alternatively, you can pass inform

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