No jail for man who violently killed dog in park full of children

A Dublin man who violently killed his ill dog in a park full of children because he claimed he could not afford the vet bill, has avoided a jail term.

In July, 44 -year-old Liam Dowling of Fitzgibbon Court on Fitzgibbon Street was told by Judge Martin Nolan that he would not jail him if he was judged suitable for community service.