Puppy seriously injured after being struck by car at Maghera ‘yet to be located’

By Stanley Campbell
Published 22nd May 2024, 14:40 BST
Updated 22nd May 2024, 14:52 BST
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Police are appealing for information following an incident when a puppy was struck by a car in the Maghera area at the weekend.

Sometime between 3am and 8am on Sunday, May 19, it was reported that a red coloured Citroen car hit a young black and white collie in the vicinity of the Glenshane Road, however there are connections to Belfast, Antrim and Dungiven.

The dog has yet to be located and is believed to have been seriously injured in the collision.

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The young black and white collie which was seriously injured when struck by a car on Sunday. Credit: PSNIThe young black and white collie which was seriously injured when struck by a car on Sunday. Credit: PSNI
The young black and white collie which was seriously injured when struck by a car on Sunday. Credit: PSNI

A 24-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to animal and threats to kill and appeared at Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, observed any suspicious activity in the area or have CCTV or dash-cam footage that could assist them, or anyone who may know the whereabouts of the dog, to contact the PSNI via 101 or online, quoting the reference 635 of 19/05/24.