Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A woman battered her puppy and lied to vets about what had happened.
Esha Proudlove claimed she had tripped over Maya, a brindle cross breed, which resulted in the 16-week-old puppy breaking three ribs, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Her boyfriend Craig Shingler, 24, also failed to tell vets what had really happened. READ MORE: Gunman opened fire at funeral of 'Mr Ibiza' Clive Pinnock - before mourners chased him down and left him seriously injured On another occasion Maya was taken to the vets with symptoms of head trauma, which Proudlove, 20, claimed was caused when the puppy fell from the sofa.
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