A 57-year-old man will face Court after being charged by police with alleged animal cruelty offences after two dogs died in Sydney's west.
About 4.00pm on Wednesday 19 November 2025, police were called to Penrith railway station, after a member of the public reported hearing the sounds of a dog barking inside a metal bike locker.
With the assistance of officers from Fire and Rescue NSW, entry was gained to the bike locker, where police found two greyhound dogs. One was already deceased and the other suffering from extreme heatstroke.
The second dog died at a local vet.
Following inquiries by officers from Nepean Police Area Command, about 9.30am on Thursday 20 November 2025, police arrested a 57-year-old man at Station Street, Penrith.
The man was taken to St Marys Police Station where he was charged with ten offences - two counts each of recklessly beat etc and kill animal, commit an act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal, confine animal in cage of dimensions inadequate for exercise, commit an act of cruelty upon an animal and being in charge of an animal fail to exercise care.
The man was refused bail to appear at Penrith Local Court on Thursday 20 November 2025, where he was further refused to appear before the same Court later today (Thursday 27 November 2025).
