30/10/2026
Glenn tweedy loanhead
This is Glen Tweedie, the man sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after admitting to brutally killing his Labrador, Caillie, in Loanhead.
According to the case details, he struck his own dog on the head with a hammer, leaving her alive and suffering, before stabbing her in the chest. He then put her body in a bag and dumped her in a ditch, covering it with branches.
He initially claimed that Caillie had been put to sleep by a vet, but later admitted that he had killed her himself.
A post-mortem found that the stabbing had punctured her lung and caused fatal internal bleeding. It also found no evidence of the reproductive condition he had claimed she was suffering from.
Caillie deserved love, safety and kindness. She deserved a life free from fear and pain. She trusted the person who was supposed to protect her, and she was failed in the most horrific way. 💔
Tweedie received a lifetime ban on keeping animals, alongside a 12-month restriction of liberty and an 18-month supervision order.
His other Labrador, Jura, was taken into the care of the Scottish SPCA.
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