🚨 ⚖️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗢𝗡, 𝟯𝟰, 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘, 𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗫 — 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗞𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗, 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗗𝗢𝗚𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥 Convicted fraudster April Richardson has avoided immediate prison after abandoning four animals in horrific conditions at a Chelmsford property. When RSPCA inspectors and police forced entry, they found two underweight dogs, Major and Keanu, still alive — and two dead kittens. One kitten had been reduced to skeletal remains; the other was found headless. The court heard the starving dogs appeared to have resorted to eating the remains. The home was filthy, with an overwhelming smell of faeces, mouldy food and no food or water available. A veterinary expert concluded all four animals had suffered prolonged and unnecessary suffering. Richardson could have sought veterinary help or arranged care. Instead, the animals were left to suffer, and both kittens died. This was not her first conviction. In 2024, Richardson received a suspended sentence for fraudulently obtaining more than £143,000 from vulnerable elderly victims while working as a carer. Her latest sentence? 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, a £200 fine and an indefinite ban on keeping animals. Despite a previous fraud conviction and the prolonged suffering that led to two animals dying, she was not sent straight to prison. Thankfully, Major and Keanu survived and have since been rehomed. Source UKACF.