Two men hacked XL Bully dogs with meat cleaver & knife in horrific attack in Scots street

The Sun

17-07-2025

A PAIR of thugs have admitted stabbing and punching two Bully dogs during a frenzied bloodbath attack.
Jamie Seery, 36, punched XL Bully Bronson and screamed 'chop it, chop it' while Michael Keegans, 32, rained down blows with a meat cleaver and a knife.
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The incident in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, left Bronson and an American Bully called Karma with horror injuries.
Police discovered both yobs with their hands covered in blood, while the weapons were also discovered in a garden.
Keegans claimed his own Staffy, called Tyson, had been attacked, but no wounds were found on him.
The dogs were given emergency treatment in January last year and their shocked owner left with a vet bill of £600.
Seery and Keegans, both of Bellshill, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted causing the dogs unnecessary suffering.
Seery also admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner and resisting arrest.
Depute fiscal Rebecca Clark said: "Both men were at the address visiting Mr Seery's uncle and consuming alcohol.
"At 2am the dogs were let out into the garden to go to the toilet, but later she heard her dogs barking and formed the impression that, in her words, a stramash was taking place.
"She then heard Mr Seery shouting 'chop it, chop it', so ran out and saw both accused appearing to punch into her dog Bronson.
"She did not see any weapons but police later found weapons within the garden.
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"Both dogs were collected from the garden, and she could then see both dogs had significant injuries, described blood as 'squirting' and could see the dog's brain."
The prosecutor added: "Police attended and both accused were noted to literally have blood on their hands and appeared under the influence.
"Mr Keegans said, 'I'll tell you what happened, the dog attacked my dog, the knife was there and I had to defend my dog'."
Scott Jones, defending Seery, said: "The Crown now accepts that he punched the dog and did not use a weapon."
Sheriff John Hamilton KC deferred sentence on both men until next month for reports and continued bail.
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