CONVICTED (2023) | Louis Mason, born 27 May 2004, of 10 Coppice Wood Crescent, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7LG – battered a guinea pig to death. Mason admitted inflicting blunt force trauma on a white and tan guinea pig known as Bun Bun, causing the animal to suffer extensive fatal injuries. The incident took place at Eliot Grove in Guiseley, Leeds, on March 17, 2022. The prosecution was brought by the RSPCA. Sentencing | 50 hours of unpaid work; 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days; supervision; £195 towards the RSPCA’s costs of £3,000 plus victim surcharge. Banned from owning any animal for life. Telegraph & Argus