Dog-owning judge offers to step back from case involving delivery man who kicked dog

The court heard the defendant was very apologetic, had contacted the dog owner and had offered to pay for any veterinary visits and to make a charitable donation

Sgt Paul Kelly said that the resident at the property noticed that one of his two shih tzus appeared to be “cowering” and then ran straight into the house to its bed, while the other dog was acting completely differently. File picture

Update added Sept 2024: Following an appeal in the Circuit Court in Cork on December 19, 2023, this case was dismissed under the Probation Act, Section 1(1), and the conviction set aside.

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