Police later found a large amount of blood and "blood-shaped paw prints" in the garden from the "vicious, cruel and heartless" stabbing, Hull Crown Court heard. ‌Hull man Brandon Logan, 22, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal on May 11. "The defendant could be seen through the window and he was pacing back and forth between the stairs and the door," said Mr Lister. Just go away'," said Mr Lister. Logan's behaviour was "vicious, cruel and heartless" towards the dog, claimed Mr Lister.