Man who killed chip-stealing seagull given curfew Published duration 13 March 2019

image copyright RSPCA image caption John Llewellyn-Jones is subject to a curfew between 20:00 and 08:00 for 12 weeks

A man who killed a seagull when it tried to steal his chips has been ordered to serve a curfew.

John Llewellyn-Jones, 64, of Bishopston Road, Cardiff, "smashed" the bird against a wall during a trip to Weston-super-Mare in July 2018.

He denied breaching the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 but was found guilty at North Somerset Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The RSPCA said: "He cared more for his chips than what he did to the gull."

Mr Llewellyn-Jones was ordered to serve a 12-week curfew between the hours of 20:00 and 08:00, pay costs of £750 and an £85 victim surcharge.

RSPCA inspector Simon Evans said: "This was an unthinkable and despicable way to treat an animal.

"The gull was smashed against a wall by the man... and bystanders, including children, had to look on as the man killed the gull."