Man charged after remains of 37 dogs found at address in Essex

A antheral has been charged with a bid of offences aft the remains of 37 dogs were recovered astatine an code successful Essex.

Essex constabulary said officers, colleagues from the RSPCA and Basildon assembly visited a spot successful the Crays Hill country of Billericay connected Tuesday and the remains were discovered.

The unit said 2 men were arrested connected suspicion of fraud relating to the transportation of ownership of dogs and carnal cruelty offences.

Ovaeed Rahman, 25, of Hope Road successful Crays Hill, has been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, Essex constabulary said.

He is besides charged with an offence contrary to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and 3 counts of fraud by mendacious representation.

Rahman appeared earlier Southend magistrates tribunal connected Thursday and was remanded successful custody until a plea proceeding astatine Basildon crown tribunal connected 9 June.

The 2nd antheral has been conditionally bailed until July.

Insp Steve Parry, of the Basildon neighbourhood policing team, said: “This has been an highly intensive probe – to person secured specified important charges wrong 36 hours of making an apprehension is simply a existent testament to the unwavering committedness of the officers present successful Basildon.

“The nationalist sentiment surrounding this probe is not mislaid connected america and I would proceed to impulse the nationalist to beryllium liable erstwhile discussing this, some online and successful person.

“We are besides acutely alert determination volition beryllium a fig of people, perchance crossed the UK, who whitethorn person questions connected the existent concern oregon accusation which they privation america to cognize about.

“We person present acceptable up a dedicated nationalist portal done which we would inquire for radical to marque contact.”

He said the probe was apt to beryllium analyzable and perchance far-reaching.