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What knife thug screamed as he chased dog and stabbed it 16 times By Richard Smith DRUNKEN Richard Kilcommons stabbed his pet labrador to death after chasing it, crying out: "Let's see how quick Bessy is!

" In a sickening attack Kilcommons, 41, plunged a 7in kitchen knife 16 times into the devoted animal's back and sides as she yelped in agony.

Four of the thrusts pierced the dog's lungs causing massive internal bleeding from which she died.

The boss, who claimed he loved eight-year-old Bessy, later said he was so drunk he could not remember his cruel frenzy.

Yesterday he was starting a 23-week jail term.

Police said: "The jail sentence shows just how traumatic and disturbing this case was.

This was a despicable attack on a defenceless animal." Advertisement The RSPCA said: "This was a shocking attack of wanton cruelty.

We welcome any action that deters such behaviour." Kilcommons went berserk after turning up apparently drunk at his local pub, the Running Horse, in his home village of Littleton, Hants.

His girlfriend, who worked at the bar, took him back to his house to sober up.

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