#MostEvil | Chris McCormick, born c. 1971, of Harrowby Road, Wallasey CH44 8BY – battered his rescue dog to death and dumped his body in a bag in the garden Evil Chris McCormick subjected rescue dog Charlie to multiple violent attacks, eventually killing him. Chris McCormick hit the Jack Russell, known as Charlie, over the head and then abandoned his body outside his Birkenhead home. Police came across the beaten dog when they were at McCormick’s home for a different matter, and called the RSPCA. McCormick told inspectors during his interview that the dog had bit his hand, so he pushed Charlie off the sofa. He claimed the dog “seemed fine” afterwards, but the next day found him dead with blood coming from is mouth. But a post mortem examination revealed Charlie had suffered a blunt force trauma to the head and a further injury afterwards which caused his death. The animal had a fractured skull and had suffered a brain trauma. Veterinary surgeon Sean Taylor said Charlie would not have died immediately from the first trauma and said the injuries were consistent with “physical abuse in the home environment”. Dog killer Chris McCormick with wife Karen Proctor In a statement he said: “In my opinion the evidence in this case indicates that the dog sustained injury to his head after which he remained conscious and capable of suffering allowing him to swallow the blood that had been caused by that injury. “This injury was later followed by a further injury to the left side of his head that rendered him unconscious with death following soon after. Inspector Jenny Bethel, from the RSPCA, said: “During my interview with McCormick he admitted that he had taken on Charlie a year before after taking him from previous owners who beat him. McCormick also admitted to me that he had hit Charlie before. “It is so sad to think about the suffering Charlie had endured.” Sentencing: jailed for 16 weeks. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years. Liverpool Echo Wirral Globe