Drunk who stabbed bully XL dog after fall out with his girlfriend jailed for 15 months

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A drunk stabbed a bully XL dog after falling out with his girlfriend.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard the animal needed nine stitches in wounds to the side of its body.Jordan Richardson, 27, was jailed for 15 months last week after admitting threatening or abusive behaviour in Fereneze Crescent, Hamilton, on March 8.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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