A Te Kuiti man has pleaded guilty to beating to death a six-month-old puppy with a golf club.
Matthew George, 44, appeared in Te Kuiti District Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to charges of wilfully ill-treating an animal, possessing an offensive weapon and threatening behaviour, the Waikato Times reported.
George had a 35-minute standoff with police, threatening them with a shovel and an axe, after they responded to reports he was abusing the dog.
Yesterday, George was further remanded in custody for sentencing in June. Police said they would be seeking to ban George from owning a dog for 10 years.
