Killed - three year old Yorkshire terrier cross Jessie
A FATHER who killed the family dog claimed he hit it with a garden broom which he threw after the pet made a mess in the kitchen.
William Kiltie, 60, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal by inflicting blunt force trauma on Jessie, a Yorkshire terrier cross, in February last year.
Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard police were called to Newcastle Avenue, Colchester, to reports a family's pet dog had been killed.
The court heard Kiltie's then partner and their 11-year-old daughter were present when officers arrived.
Lauren Bond, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, said: "They were very upset and the daughter said the dog had been killed by her father, but she didn't see what happened.