Essex Dog-Fighting Ring Leaders Sentenced for Barbaric Animal Cruelty

Court hears how dogs were starved, brutalized, and forced into deadly fights across Europe by a group showing 'shocking callousness.'

Phillip Harris Ali, known as 'Dr Death,' received a five-year sentence for multiple animal welfare offenses.
Stephen Albert Brown, the group's 'medicine man,' was jailed for two years and six months.
Personal trainer Billy Leadley was sentenced to four years for hosting fights at his home.
Amy Leadley received a community order for her involvement in maintaining the premises.
All four defendants are banned from keeping dogs for ten years.