Inside the disgusting flat of horrors where man left helpless dogs to die

Shocking images have revealed the disgusting conditions a man left his helpless dogs to die in.

Police found the skeletal remains of three dogs in the filthy flat after neighbours complained about the smell of decay and 'maggots coming through the ceiling'. Paul Wynne, 42, was spared jail earlier this week after pleading guilty to three charges relating to the treatment of animals in his care.

When officers visited the property in Rockford Avenue, Kirkby, they were faced with a scene of horror as they found the trio of dogs in an advanced state of decomposition, the Liverpool ECHO reports.

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Liverpool Crown Court heard that a black lurcher called Blue was found in a crate in the middle of the living room. A second dog - also identified as a lurcher type and called George - was discovered in the cage.

Prosecutor Peter Mitchell, representing the RSPCA, said the dogs were lying on filthy bedding and the floor was caked in white and black faeces. There were no food or water bowls and the room was covered in a large amount of flies and other insects.

RSPCA inspector Louise Showering noted the kitchen door was open and a dead puppy - a saluki cross type dog named Polly - was on the floor surrounded by a pool of dried blood. There were also four ferrets in two hutches found in the back of the garden.

The flat was registered in the name of Wynne's partner, Laura Martin. However, she had moved out of the flat to look after her sick mum Marie.

While she was gone, Wynne changed the locks to stop her discovering the horrors within. After being interviewed by the police, Wynne said he left the animals because he "couldn't cope with what