A 79-year-old businessman has been sentenced to house arrest after hunting down and fatally shooting a dog in revenge for attacking his pet. Sammy had attacked Payne's dog, Trooper, according to a newly released ruling from the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court in Corner Brook. Payne left his house, borrowed his son's .22-calibre rifle and undertook what the prosecutor called "vigilante justice." There were children playing in the area," Judge Wayne Gorman said in his ruling. The ruling was handed down by Judge Wayne Gorman in Corner Brook.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2018 13:30 UTC