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Subscriber only A STRUGGLING pensioner whose emaciated female rottweiler had to be put down after being found with a maggot-infested foot has faced prosecution for failing to properly care for the dog. Appearing before Ipswich Magistrates Court for sentence, Sindy Rose Hall, 52, from One Mile, pleaded guilty to failing to treat an animal in her care with the required medical help under the Animal Care and Protection Act. RSPCA prosecutor Vanessa Lyons said the offence occurred between October 26, 2019 and December 23, 2019. In facts before the court, RSPCA inspectors received information four days before Christmas 2019 that the dog, named Sassie, had a leg injury that had been left untreated.