Police investigate dog abuse after black labrador ‘Ted’ kicked at New Malden B&Q

A acrophobic shopper witnessed a antheral repeatedly footwear and aggressively grip a canine wearing a turquoise/blue collar astatine Shannon Commercial Centre astir 3:30pm connected January 25th.

The witness, posting connected assemblage tract Nextdoor, described seeing a "tall achromatic male" repeatedly battle a achromatic Labrador named Ted connected January 25th astatine Shannon Commercial Centre. "I saw a achromatic laboratory with a turquoise/blue collar being kicked by his proprietor astatine slightest 3 times," the station said.

"One footwear was really much similar stamp connected the dog's back. The canine was good behaved and submissive, not doing thing wrong."

The witnesser besides reported seeing the proprietor "violently tug connected the dog's cervix respective times".

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Police received reports of a antheral acting violently towards a canine astatine a store successful Shannon Commercial Centre, New Malden astatine astir 15:30hrs connected Saturday, 25 January.

"There person been nary arrests astatine this stage. Enquiries continue.

“Anyone with immoderate accusation is asked to telephone 101 quoting notation 8148/25JAN."

The fishy was seen with his wife, described arsenic having "short blond curly hairsbreadth and a determination accent," and their young son.

Police are continuing their probe and impulse witnesses to travel forward.