Life ban for dog killer
Posted
A man who ran over and killed his dog has been fined $2500 and banned from owning another dog for life.
Bradley George Starcevich pleaded guilty in the Mandurah Magistrate's Court to placing his old, blind and deaf shih-tzu cross in the middle of the road and running over it in his car.
He then buried the dog and covered it with leaves and branches.
A person in the area witnessed the incident and contacted police.
30-year-old Starcevich claimed the dog had been barking and annoying his neighbours.
Starcevich has been banned from owning dogs for life.
Search ABC News
Featured Video
-
Video
A massive blaze has engulfed homes in a San Francisco suburb.
-
Video
The widow of an Australian soldier has given birth only hours after his funeral.
-
Video
Melbourne Zoo introduces its latest addition - a newborn male Asian elephant.
-
Video
A major exhibition covering AC/DC's highs and lows over the last 35 years opens in Sydney this weekend.
The ABC News Online Investigative Unit encourages whistleblowers, and others with access to information they believe should be revealed for the public good, to contact us.
