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The dog groomer who killed ex-Liverpool defender Daniel Agger's Golden Retriever has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 in fines and costs after causing "unnecessary suffering" to the unfortunate animal.

The six-year-old dog was left inside a hair-drying unit too long and subsequently died from heatstroke.

Lisa Healy, who owns Dapper Dogs, eventually realised the dog was distressed, let him out and covered him with wet towels but he died the following day.

"I’ve spoken to Mr Agger, and have apologised to him and his family," said Healy, who appeared in magistrates court last week. "He wanted answers about what had happened.

"I helped him as best I could, but really I was still in shock."

She added: "I was really traumatised by it, my health has been terrible since it happened and I’ve suffered flashbacks.

"Most dogs scratch at the door in the dryer, so I didn’t think anything of it."

In the aftermath of the original accident, the wife of Brondby star Agger said: “Here he is at his best!

“This is how we wanna remember him. We lost him today and our family are totally heartbroken.

“He went to the groomer and never came home again. They put him in some dryer box and we still don’t know if they forgot him or the machine had a fault.

“[We] are such in shock and still can grasp that our dog had pain like that and then died. [We] Dearly hope anyone who has a machine like that stop using them. Know it’s a long shot but as I said we’re heartbroken. We will miss you Charlie.”

Healy was ordered to pay a £250 fine by the magistrates, as well as a £25 victim surcharge. She will also have to pay £2,695 in court costs and vet bills.