Schoolgirl, 15, watches in horror as hoodie stamps on her tiny puppy's head and kills it

A teenage girl told of her ‘ devastation’ yesterday after yobs killed her ten-week-old puppy by stamping on its head.

The sickening attack happened as April Alderton, 15, was carrying her dog through a park.

When she put Sandy the Jack Russell down for a moment, the dog walked up to a group of youths nearby.

Puppy love: April Alderton with her tiny dog Sandy who died from a fractured skull



One of the three boys, who were all wearing hooded tops, then kicked out and stamped on its head.

April tried to give the dog mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before taking it to a vet, but Sandy died from a fractured skull.

The attack has been condemned by animal welfare groups.



Miss Alderton, of St Neots, in Cambridgeshire, who was given Sandy four weeks ago to help her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, said: ‘I was devastated. It was such a shock – Sandy was a lovely puppy.

Loved: Sandy was just ten weeks old



‘She wandered over to three boys wagging her tail and one of them just put his foot out and trampled on her head.

‘She was very well behaved and one of those things you can’t replace. I am very angry.’

The incident happened in a park not far from Miss Alderton’s home.

Her mother, Loretta, 45, heard April screaming and crying, and found her sitting on the kerb sobbing.

She said: ‘It is unbelievable. How could someone do something like that?’

Miss Alderton’s grandmother Norma Peachey, 72, from Cambridge, added: ‘It is despicable. Sandy was such a little dear – so tiny she could have fitted in a coffee cup.’

Police and RSPCA officers are appealing for information about the incident, which happened between 11.15 am and 11.50am in Priory Park.

PC Amanda Foreman of Cambridgeshire police said: ‘This has upset the entire family who are finding it hard to understand how someone can do this to a puppy.



‘If anyone saw what happened, or knows something about this, they should get in touch.’

RSPCA inspector Cherry Evans also condemned the attack.



She said: ‘This is an absolutely shocking and sickening incident which has caused a great deal of pain to this small puppy and left her owners devastated.

‘It is difficult to understand how anyone could be so deliberately cruel and it is vital that anyone with information comes forward.’



Anyone with information can contact police on 0345 4564564 or the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999.

An anonymous donor has offered a £200 reward for information which leads to the arrest of the thug who stamped on the puppy.



