Armed gang 'stab dog to death' with another in 'critical condition' after Edinburgh 'bloodbath'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An armed gang chased a man into an Edinburgh shop and butchered his two dogs in an alleged revenge attack tonight.The four thugs stabbed and slashed the two Alsatians with large knives and beat the animals with metal bars during the savage attack leaving one animal dead and the second with life threatening injuries.

Scores of police - including armed response and dog handlers - swarmed the scene at the capital's Calder Park following the harrowing incident at the Premier Calder Park Supermarket around 4.30pm on Friday.

Police officers are still at scene and are believed to be scouring the shop's CCTV in a bid to identify the armed thugs. One local described the inside of the shop as "a bloodbath" and police quickly locked down the area after the attacks on the man and his pets was reported.

A woman, who did not wish to be identified said: "I was waiting in the queue when a man came running in with his two dogs saying he was being chased by four guys.