William Kain Campbell of Titahi Bay has today plead guilty to 7 charges relating to an incident involving ‘Lincoln’ the elderly Ridgeback X dog he had in possession unlawfully and used as dog fighting bait, and his own dog ‘Dukes’.

There was a huge public outcry in April when Lincoln was stolen from a street in Titahi Bay and taken to a secluded park where William Campbell set his dog ‘Dukes’ onto Lincoln.  After the attack, Campbell left the park leaving Lincoln badly injured, bleeding and hiding in a toilet block.

Wellington SPCA will be seeking a custodial sentence when William Campbell appears for sentencing in October.