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Teenage boy 'had sex with pet dog'
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
A teenager was caught having sexual intercourse with a pet sheepdog after his parents suspected him of animal cruelty, a court heard today.
Thomas Fletcher broke into a bedroom - where two dogs had been locked away for their own safety - and carried out two depraved acts of bestiality.
The stunned jury heard that 18-year-old Fletcher's shocking crimes were discovered by his foster mother, Tina Sharp, who had left a voice-activated Dictaphone in the room with the dogs.
Mrs Sharp had become concerned about the welfare of her sheepdog and her retriever cross collie, because they had begun to "cower" in the presence of Mr Fletcher.
She called the police after listening back to the Dictaphone recording which revealed that the Fletcher had been in the room with both dogs. They were taken away by police for medical tests.
Medical swabs taken from the defendant immediately after his arrest revealed a 100 per cent match with the DNA of both dogs.
Mr Fletcher denies a charge of intercourse with an animal.
