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A bodybuilder strangled a dog in the back of a police car before assaulting the officer who wrestled the animal away from his abuse. Michael McCormack, 33, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and assault of an emergency worker, reports Manchester Evening News.

The police watchdog has announced it will assess whether it will carry out an independent probe into a crash that tragically killed two teenagers and sparked a riot, with heartbreaking tributes paid to the pair.

Police in Wales are to examine CCTV footage that appears to show a police van following an electric bike moments before two teenagers were killed in a crash that sparked riots.

For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up to one of our newsletters here.Detectives from the Flying Squad managed to track the movements of the vehicles and collected CCTV evidence to identify the gang members.When the group committed their third offence at a Moncler store in Old Bond Street, officers arrested Jamie Claydon for handling stolen goods and later released under investigation.Detective Constable Martyn Stone, from the Met’s Flying Squad, said: "This was an immensely complex investigation involving a huge amount of evidence."The group caused havoc in the West End with buildings being severely damaged and high valued goods being stolen."These men have since discovered that crime does not pay and thanks to the complex