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County Durham couple in 'toxic' relationship escape jail for pet cruelty
Summary by Ground News
John Cameron Lindop and Lucy Elizabeth Melrose both narrowly escaped immediate imprisonment for a catalogue of offences of cruelty involving three dogs. Durham Crown Court heard that the RSPCA began an inquiry into the suspected ill-treatment of a badly injured lurcher dog. One of the dogs was sadistically killed by one or both of the defendants, a chicken and a Shetland pony.