Cork man who kicked dog after throwing it against wall given lifetime ban from keeping animals

Judge Sinead Behan imposed a suspended sentence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

A small dog was beaten, kicked, and thrown against a wall in Durrus and a member of the public posted a video on Facebook of what he witnessed and now the culprit has been given a suspended two-year sentence.

Judge Sinead Behan imposed a lifetime ban on Steven Stawen, aged 46, with an address at Church Road, Durrus, County Cork, from ever having control of an animal again.