A man left a dog with unsurvivable injuries after striking it with a glass bottle and a brick. Brendon Oliver was left with blood all over his hands after subjecting the female crossbreed to violence in a back alley in Hartlepool .

CCTV footage shows how the 36-year-old hit the animal in the face, causing her to yelp. He then pulled a glass bottle out of a wheelie bin and struck her with it, before finding a large brick and throwing it at her twice.

The dog was was found in the alleyway with such serious injuries that she had to be put to sleep. Teesside Crown Court heard how her skull was visible through the wounds.

Brendon Oliver attacks his dog with a glass bottle (Image: Teesside Live)

Police rushed to the area after receiving calls indicating that Oliver was armed with a kni

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