CONVICTED (2016) | Christopher Britt, born 25 December 1984, at the time of Wheeldon Close, Ilkeston DE7 8BF – threw a dog up into the air and punched her. Derbyshire police were called to Bath Street, Ilkeston, on March 11, 2016, following reports that a man was attacking a dog by throwing her up into the air and punching her. The force said: “Officers arrested Britt at the scene and seized the Staffordshire bull terrier.” Britt made threats to the officers during the incident. In court, he pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. He also admitted using threatening or abusive words with the intent to cause fear of violence. The unnamed dog was rehomed. Sentencing | fined a total of £200 and ordered to pay £651 costs. Three-year ban on keeping dogs (expired 2019). Buxton Advertiser Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook post