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John Royce McVicar was sent to prison for attacking a dog and threatening to stab his own mother.
A methamphetamine addict has been jailed for 16 months for stabbing his mother’s dog and threatening to do the same to her.
John Royce McVicar, 38, had been drinking with friends when he arrived at their Dunedin home on the night of July 20 last year.
As he ate in the living room, with his mother nearby at a computer, McVicar became nervous.
Suddenly and without warning, according to a police summary of the events, McVicar became very abusive towards his mother.
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He told her that she didn’t care about the dog and that he was going to stab him before stabbing her.
Despite his mother’s protests, he took a knife from the bench and, while the dog was hiding under the computer desk, McVicar stabbed him once in the neck.
As his mother yelled at him, he threatened to do the same to you.
Then McVicar tossed the knife into the kitchen sink and went back to watching television.
The dog was described as being in great distress and bleeding profusely, requiring treatment.
McVicar admitted to the crime and told police he was not in a good mood.
In Dunedin District Court on Tuesday he was convicted by Judge Michael Crosbie on charges of mistreating animals and threatening to cause serious bodily injury.
McVicar’s attorney said his client loved his mother and the dog, and was under stress at the time of the incident.
“ He is quite sorry. ”
Judge Crosbie told the defendant that he needed to address his methamphetamine addiction, before incarcerating him for 16 months.
He was also disqualified from having an animal for five years.
