Man jailed for shooting two German Shepherd dogs then staging false scene

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 12:19 · Archive

Richard Goode, 75, shot two German Shepherd dogs in Malvern and staged a false shooting scene to make it appear legal.

Richard Goode, 75, of Hereford Road, Leigh Sinton, has been jailed for 20 months after shooting two German Shepherd dogs in Malvern in April 2025. He then moved their bodies to a field and staged a false shooting scene in an attempt to make it appear the dogs had been legally killed.

Goode appeared at Worcester Crown Court on 8 October to be sentenced. He faced charges of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, criminal damage, and committing an act with intent to pervert the course of justice. He had admitted the first two offences in September and pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at his sentencing hearing.

Judge Nicholas Cartwright imposed the 20-month prison sentence. West Mercia Police were unable to provide a custody photograph of Goode following his sentencing.

How it is being reported

• Man who shot two German Shepherd dogs before staging false shooting scene jailedA man who shot two German Shepherds and then faked a death scene in a field to look like a legal killing has been jailedMalvern Gazette · 9 Oct, 14:11
• Man who shot two German Shepherd dogs before staging false shooting scene jailedA man who shot two German Shepherds and then faked a death scene in a field to look like a legal killing has been jailedWorcester News · 9 Oct, 14:11

In this story: Richard Goode · Worcester Crown Court · West Mercia Police · Malvern · Leigh Sinton

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