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Men jailed for 'horrific' animal abuse in Dorset

Police constable Sebastian Haggett, of Dorset Police's Rural Crime Team, said the incidents had reflected some of the most 鈥榟orrifying' offences he had investigated

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 3 min read
Kristen Cooper (left) received a prison sentence of five years while Todd Cooper (right) for 3 years and 8 months after causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals (Dorset Police)
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Kristen Cooper (left) received a prison sentence of five years while Todd Cooper (right) for 3 years and 8 months after causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals (Dorset Police)

Two men have been sentenced to over eight years in jail after pleading guilty to 鈥榟orrific' animal abuse in Dorset. Dorset Police said Kristen Cooper, 24, from Bransgore in Hampshire, and co-defendant...

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