Man pleads guilty after repeatedly stabbing pug and attacking his mother in Co Clare

A man who repeatedly stabbed his mother’s “beloved” pug dog has pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty charge.

Garda Conor Langan told the court that Mr Burke stabbed Benson seven times in the neck and back. He said that when he arrived at Summerhill Veterinary Clinic he noticed “blood spatters on Mr Burke’s face” and that the accused’s mother “had bruising and swelling to her face”. He said gardaí recovered a large 25cm knife and a smaller 7cm flick knife from Mr Burke’s bag.

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In a victim impact statement, the woman told Judge Francis Comerford that she recognised that her son was having a “psychotic episode” and she now forgives him. She said she would be grateful to see her son “get treatment rather than prison time”.

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