Manchester woman let dog starve to death as RSPCA reveal sickening details

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A woman who let her dog starve to death has been banned from keeping any animal for five years. The RSPCA has revealed sickening details of the case against Cheney Ruby Roach, 36, from Withington in Manchester.

Shar pei cross Bella was found dead at her home on Alford Avenue, Withington, on December 18, 2023 - just a week before Christmas.

Bella's body was found wrapped in a Spiderman duvet in a cupboard, with a vet later revealing chewed up toothbrushes were found inside her stomach.

The RSPCA said a court heard Bella likely experienced 'frustration, boredom, helplessness, loneliness, anxiety and fear' after being abandoned and had been left to starve for at least two weeks. READ MORE: The dark past of thug who filmed brutal Piccadilly Gardens attack - and the disturbing discovery at his home RSPCA officers had called police for help to access the house over concerns for the welfare of a dog there.