Man caught on film kicking dog

This is the horrific moment a drunken former police worker was caught on CCTV kicking his dog.

Ex-Police Community Support Officer Scott Marsh, aged 25, of Wesley Court, Cradley Heath, carried out the "sickening attack" on his American bulldog Sasha in June.

He has been banned from owning a pet for seven years after admitting animal cruelty.

Marsh was captured on CCTV in the lift at the block of flats where he lived, kicking Sasha, Warley Magistrates' Court heard.

The images show March enter the lift with the pet, before kicking her in the head. He pulls the lead and kicks Sasha in the body.

The dog appears to writhe around in pain on the floor of the lift. Marsh again tugs the lead, before kicking the dog in the head again. He then drags Sasha to her feet as the lift doors open.

The court heard how the dog appeared to urinated in the lift out of fear.

RSPCA prosecutor Nick Sutton told the court Marsh admitted the matter when he was interviewed.

Marsh told police he was drunk at the time. His defence solicitor Mr Parminder Hayre told the court Marsh had been going through personal problems following a break-up with his partner. He had also lost his dream job as a PSCO.

Marsh was given a 12-month community order, ordered to pay costs of £992 and ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work.

Sasha recovered and has been re-homed.