Cameron Lee, 18, from Swansea was jailed for the ‘pain and suffering’ he caused to the little dog called Casper
18:45, 15 Jul 2025Updated 20:00, 15 Jul 2025
A man has been sent to prison after CCTV caught him hitting a dropping a Jack Russell Terrier. Cameron Lee Wilson from Swansea was seen repeatedly hitting the dog and dropping him to the floor, causing unnecessary suffering to the Terrier.
The 18-year-old was sentenced to 18 weeks of prison after he admitted to causing the dog, named Casper, to suffer after the attack. The incident took place on March 16, in the area of Pentrepoeth Road, Morriston where the ordeal was caught on CCTV.
Footage shows Wilson dropping one-year-old Casper, who was not his own pet, from chest height, repeatedly hitting him and then chasing after him as he ran away. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here
The teenager of Holly Oak Road, Penllergaer, Swansea, appeared at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 9 July after pleading guilty to one offence under the Animal Welfare Act.
In a written statement from a vet it was said that the video shows that the male “picks up the Jack Russell dog from a house and walks some distance carrying it, he then lowers its back legs to the ground and attempts four blows with force to its head initially.”
The vet said: “He then releases the dog who cowers flat to the ground as he then, with wide swings of both arms alternately, strikes the dog seven times to the head area with enough force to move the whole dog across the ground from side to side.
“The male also, whilst walking, lifts the dog horizontally with his back to the ground and drops him from chest height onto a flat concrete floor, the dog lands on his belly from that height.
“In my professional opinion the dog has been struck multiple times, deliberately with force, each blow causing pain and suffering. The deliberate drop from height onto a concrete floor will also have caused pain and suffering to the dog.”
Wilson was sentenced to 18 weeks of custody and was disqualified from keeping all animals for 10 years. He was also ordered to pay £400 costs.
The court heard that he showed remorse and was willing to work with agencies.
Luckily, Casper did not suffer any injuries as a result of the incident.
Following sentencing, investigating officer RSPCA DCI Cooper, said: “Thankfully when I met Casper he was uninjured and was with his owner – who was not Wilson.
“However, it is clear that Casper suffered through this attack and had to endure unnecessary deliberate harm.
“Every animal deserves to be treated with kindness and ill treating an animal is not acceptable.”
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