A 54-year-old Whitechapel man was beaten bloody by his wife when their pet dog presented the woman with a toy that she considered hurtful and dismissive.
The couple’s two-year-old cockapoo was in the habit of selecting a particular soft toy from its basket in the living room to present to each of them according to how long they had been absent from the house.
For example, the cuddly donkey would be brought for a brief visit to the nearby shopping mall, whereas, a day-long trip into town would always warrant the presentation of a brightly-coloured, squeaky doughnut, with various other toys deployed according to the duration of absence.
On the day of the attack, Tracy Dell, also 54, had been on a six-hour shopping trip to London’s Oxford Street.
Upon her return, she was dismayed when the dog, Maggie, brought her a small, battered teddy and not the doughnut, which she felt the length of her absence warranted.
When her husband, Toby, spotted this, he began mocking his wife, telling her that the dog didn’t think much of her and couldn’t care less how long she was out for and probably wouldn’t even notice if she dropped dead in the street.
Mrs Dell responded by battering her husband with a length of copper pipe that she had fetched in from the shed, causing Mr Dell to sustain head injuries that later required over thirty stitches.
Mrs Dell told The Whelk that she had no regrets over the incident and that she would do the same again if the incident were to be repeated in the event that they ever get a new dog, as she has now put the pet in question up for sale.
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