Brighton dog lured from home and dumped at the beach
A Brisbane family want answers after their beloved dog was found dumped in the ocean after it was lured from their home just over a week ago. DISTRESSING CONTENT
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A Brisbane family are grieving their beloved dog, which was found tortured and dumped in the ocean on Sunday after being lured from their home just over a week ago.
The heartbroken family are now calling for answers.
The four-year-old american staffordshire cross wolfhound, Koby, was known to escape from Denise and David Hornsveld’s property at Brighton, regularly evading capture and finding his way back home within a few hours.
Neighbours witnessed two men approaching Koby on July 22.
“The description was they spent time approaching the dog, patted him, tried to give him a cuddle and lured him towards the car,” the couple’s daughter Tori Hornsveld said.
“The odd thing is the gate wasn’t open like it normally is when he has pushed through it to escape. This time it was fully secured when my parents returned home.
“Koby is a large dog and will not fight, he has a huge heart...”
Koby’s remains were found less than a 10-minute drive from their home just one week later, devastating the family.
Leonie Purnell posted a picture of a deceased dog with torn skin on the Moreton Bay Lost and Found Pets group on Facebook on Sunday.
“My husband and I had been fishing at the pontoon just off Hornibrook Bridge and on the way back across the bridge we noticed this poor baby deceased in the low tide,” the post read.
In a response to the post, Ms Hornsveld revealed the microchip matched Koby’s.
“He’s been tied up and dumped in the ocean,” she said.
“For everyone who helped me search, thank you, and to the low life who murdered an innocent animal, I hope you rot.”
Queensland police confirmed they were investigating, and urged anyone with information or relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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