He was battered with an axe by his owner and left for years in kennels - but now Neo the Staffie cross has found his forever home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAltrincham by new foster parents Connor Robinson and Millie Catterall. Neo was rescued after shocked neighbours saw Hillin, 47, striking him and alerted the police.He was found by officers covered in bloody cuts and wounds.Armed officers arrested Hillin at his house in Huyton, Merseyside, on December 3, 2017.He claimed he only used the handle of the axe to strike Neo when it attacked his other dog, Santos.But a vet dealing with Neo’s horrific injuries told a court he believed the injuries were consistent with numerous blows with the sharp end of the axe.Santos received minor injuries.After being rescued, Neo spent six months in police kennels before being moved to Freshfields Animal Rescue in Liverpool.He was overlooked for two years before.
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