Shocking CCTV footage captures the moment a thug brutally beats his dog – before dangling him over a bridge

Shocking CCTV footage captures the moment a thug brutally beats his dog – before dangling him over a bridge.

Scott Doran, 30, is shown picking up Staffordshire bull terrier Coban outside a supermarket then hitting him in the face and carrying him by the scruff of the neck.

A witness told the RSPCA that he went on to dangle the terrified dog over railings at a footbridge.

Doran, 30, was found guilty in court of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog and has now been banned from keeping any animal as a pet for five years.

Coban was seized on the day and has been found a loving new home.

The RSPCA has released the distressing footage following the conviction.

The video shows a clearly agitated Doran chasing after Coban before grabbing him by the scuff of the neck.

He picks him up, hits him in the face then carries him by his neck, shaking him twice, before he releases his grip.

He shouts at the dog as it cowers in terror on the ground before walking off after him again.

The RSPCA said the brutal attack continued away from the view of the CCTV cameras, and the witness confirmed further abuse.

Inspector Naomi Norris said: “This was a vicious and nasty attack on Coban who was clearly so terrified he can be seen cowering and the poor dog even defecated during the beating.

“Off camera the witness told how he continued to beat and kick the dog before holding him by the neck over the railings of a footbridge

“I would like to thank the witness for reporting the matter as without people like them the RSPCA would struggle to bring incidents like this to the attention of the courts.

“More importantly we would not be able to re-home abused animals like Coban without the public’s help.”

Doran, of Speke, Liverpool, was convicted and sentenced at North Cheshire Magistrates’ Court.