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Nathan James Dekkers and Isabel Maree Busher, both 26 years old, were jailed for torturing an 11-week-old bull terrier named Douglas to death in Busselton, Australia, in 2024. The couple pleaded guilty to multiple animal cruelty charges including beating and tormenting the puppy, leading Dekkers to receive an 11-month jail term and Busher to be sentenced to eight months. Their sentencing was initially scheduled for May but was delayed for Busher’s psychiatric assessment. Both are eligible for parole after serving half of their sentences.
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In Busselton, Western Australia in 2024, a couple, Nathan James Dekkers and Isabel Maree Busher, both aged 26, were jailed for torturing an 11-week-old puppy named Douglas to death. The pair had pleaded guilty to over a dozen animal cruelty charges, including beating the puppy and lying to RSPCA investigators. On sentencing day at the Bunbury Magistrates Court, Dekkers received an 11-month jail term while Busher got eight months. Their original May sentencing was delayed for Busher's psychiatric evaluation. Both are eligible for parole after serving half their sentences.
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A West Australian couple who fatally tortured an 11-week-old puppy have been jailed.
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Nathan James Dekkers and Isabel Maree Busher, both 26, admitted to torturing the bull terrier, Douglas, over several weeks in Busselton in 2024.
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Facing the Bunbury Magistrates Court on Friday for sentencing, Dekkers was handed an 11-month jail term and Busher was jailed for eight months.
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The pair had previously pleaded guilty to more than a dozen animal cruelty charges, including beating and tormenting the puppy and lying to RSPCA investigators.
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They were due to be sentenced in May,but that was adjourned for Busher to undergo more psychiatric assessment.
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Busher and Dekkers will be eligible for parole after serving half their sentences.
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