I Hate It When A Prediction Comes True..

A woman whose XL bully was shot dead by police has been sentenced after earlier being found guilty of owning a dog dangerously out of control.

Took long enough! Did she get the sentence she deserved? Reader, she did not...

After being handed a rehabilitation order and a £100 fine at the same court on Tuesday, Zaherali said it had "brought tears to my eyes" to have been described by the judge as a "responsible owner". 

Imagine how hard I'm rolling my eyes right now... 

During the sentencing hearing, District Judge Tim Spruce said there had been a "unique combination of circumstances" and Zaherali's offence was the "lowest level" of culpability. Constance Coombes, mitigating, told the sentencing hearing that Zaherali's attempts to identify the officer online "had to be taken in context of her pet being shot in the street" 

"She was never trying to seek retribution or revenge. It was borne out of upset and grief," she said.

So was Lucy Connolly's hastily deleted tweet, no doubt, but that didn't win her any leniency from our wretched so-called 'justice system' did it? Perhaps if she too had been a thick chav who waged a campaign against the police she would have been shown the leniency this underserving nuisance was shown?

While the prosecution had asked for £1,050 to be paid in costs for two trials, which they said had both been fully prepared despite just one having eventually gone ahead, Mr Spruce reduced that sum to £614. 

He also declined a request from the prosecution to disqualify Zaherali from owning dogs.

 Unsurprisingly, this judge has form for being soft on the owners of killer dog breeds.