Scots man stabbed dog to death with screwdriver and buried body in public park

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A 24-year-old man has admitted killing a pet dog by stabbing it several times with a screwdriver. The remains of Buddy the German Shepherd were found burned and buried in a shallow grave in a public park after the horror attack.

Bradley Simpson was remanded in custody today after he admitted carrying out the killing at his family home in Dundee on April 1 this year.

Simpson was locked up pending the preparation of reports after a sheriff was told he had already been freed five times on bail prior to the attack.He admitted causing a protected animal unnecessary suffering by repeatedly stabbing it with a screwdriver in the city's Honeygreen Road and Linlathen Park.Buddy - which belonged to the accused's mother Maureen Murdoch had been in the family home when they went to bed but was missing the next morning.An alert was posted for the missing animal on a locally-targeted social media site and a search was carried out by a number of people.Witnesses were walking in Linlathen park when they saw a fire, but they initially thought nothing of it as fires were a regular occurrence in the area.Meanwhile, Mrs Murdoch observed a pool of blood at the door of her home and splashes of blood within the living room and kitchen area.When she went outside to investigate further she saw further blood spattering on the side of the house.Simpson was quizzed about what had gone on and made comments about killing the dog and telling his family they would never see him again.He later spoke about being inspired to carry out the horrific slaying of the family pet after watching a Netflix series based around rescue dogs.It then emerged that witnesses in the park saw a scorched patch of ground close to a mound of disturbed soil which looked like