Couple jailed after stabbing breeder who offered them £800 pup that died

An avenging couple had been jailed over a brutal doorstep knife assault on a canine breeder who offered them a £800 pet which died.

Breeder Hayley Stoker, 48, was stabbed within the throat on her doorstep in revenge after being blamed by the heartbroken couple over the dying of their pet in August, 22, 2022.

Chelsea Rees, 26, of Mayhill, Swansea, and boyfriend Michael Kingston, 31, Swansea, had been livid over shedding the pet – and wished the breeder to ‘really feel the identical ache.’

Each Kingston and Rees had been sentenced to a complete of 5 years in jail at Swansea Crown Court docket.

Chelsea Rees, 26, of Mayhill, Swansea, [right] and boyfriend Michael Kingston, 31, Swansea, [left] stabbed Hayley Stoker, 48, within the throat after they purchased three Bullmastif puppies. Days after the acquisition one pet fell ailing and died 

Hayley, pictured above, was at her dwelling in Swansea when the pair attacked her on August, 22, 2022

Kingston pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily hurt with intent, inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent, and possession of a bladed article. 

Rees additionally pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily hurt with intent, making threats to kill, and possession of bladed articles. 

She has 15 earlier convictions for 33 offences together with a number of batteries, widespread assaults, and assaults on law enforcement officials.

Rees and Kingston purchased three Bullmastiff puppies for £2,450 for 3 puppies from a litter of 13 bred by Miss Stoker.

The couple purchased three Bullmastiff puppies for £2,450 for 3 puppies from a litter of 13 bred by Miss Stoker. One pup fell in with in days and died after their abdomen ‘exploded’

However inside days the couple stated considered one of puppies died with Kingston saying the pup’s abdomen ‘exploded’ – they usually blamed the breeder.

Georgia Donoghue, prosecuting, stated: ‘The canine breeder advised the couple the pet had been wholesome when she offered it.’

Rees had wished to stab the canine breeder 13 occasions – one for every pet within the litter – and wished her ‘to endure and really feel ache’.

The court docket heard Miss Stoker answered her entrance door to search out Kingston on her doorstep on a darkish evening in August.

Miss Stoker noticed the caller placing his hand in his pocket then ‘thumping’ her within the throat inflicting her to stumble backwards and put her fingers to her neck.

Kingston pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily hurt with intent, inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent, and possession of a bladed article they usually each obtained  5 years in jail in whole

Rees additionally pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily hurt with intent, making threats to kill, and possession of bladed articles. She has 15 earlier convictions for 33 offences together with a number of batteries, widespread assaults, and assaults on law enforcement officials. They trouble obtained 5 years in jail in whole

She then noticed a ‘silver’ object in Kingston’s hand and when she eliminated her fingers from her throat she noticed they had been coated in blood.

The sufferer managed to shut her entrance door and name 999.

The court docket heard the next day police obtained a name from a buddy of Rees saying she was making threats to stab Miss Stoker within the abdomen and making threats to kill her.

Rees later stated she wished to ‘end off’ Miss Stoker.

Kingston later advised police he had gone to the home to stab Miss Stoker as a result of one of many puppies had died attributable to her breeding.

He added: ‘It isn’t truthful – she was not feeling the identical ache because the canine did’.

In her interview Rees claimed the puppies they purchased had been ‘in-bred’ and one had died whereas the opposite two needed to be put down, and that her emotions had then ‘boiled over’.

Rees stated she wished to stab Hayley 13 times- one for every pet within the litter and stated she hoped the breeder was in ache and hurting

She stated she wished their sufferer to ‘scream in ache’ as she was stabbed 13 occasions – one for every pet within the litter.

Rees stated: ‘I hope she is hurting; I hope she is in ache’.

She advised officers she had fallen asleep on the evening of the assault – and had missed it. However when she heard what had occurred ‘she was glad’.

In her sufferer affect assertion Miss Stoker stated the doorstep assault had left her ‘residing in a world of concern’, struggling with nervousness, and feeling ‘alone and remoted’.

Choose Geraint Walters stated it was clear a ‘revenge assault’ was on the canine breeder as they believed she was liable for what occurred to their puppies.

He stated: ‘ You had meant to trigger the lady grievous bodily hurt’.