An elderly man has been charged with poisoning a pet dog.
The 83-year-old man, who cannot be named, was charged by police after a Mosgiel family's dog was killed with slug bait earlier this year, Sergeant Kevin Davidson said.
The man's offending was dealt with by restorative justice and he would not face court. Police could
not comment on the reasons for the matter being dealt with by restorative justice.
The investigation revealed another family's dog from a nearby house was poisoned almost five years ago.
However, no action could be taken against the man because the statute of limitations had expired, Sgt Davidson said.
One of the offender's victims, Gemma Jenkins, whose pet dog Meg was poisoned in August, said the man had shown no remorse.
''I just want to send the perpetrator a clear message that this is not OK and you can't just get away with killing our dog,'' she said.
