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.