Man who locked dog in boot gets 10-year animal ban

A man who left a dog in a car boot, on what was the hottest day of the year, has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

Jawad Nadeem left Baxter, a German shepherd dog, in the boot in Wordsworth Road, Slough, from about 08:00 BST on 19 June 2025. Police found him at about 12:50.

Slough Borough Council said Baxter was distressed, dehydrated and overheating and taken to a vet for treatment. He was found to have an untreated degenerative condition in one of his legs, which needed surgery.

Nadeem, of Uxbridge Road, Slough, was also told to pay prosecution costs of £5,102 at Slough Magistrates' Court. Baxter will never be returned to him.

The next day, neighbours reported to police that Nadeem had placed another dog in a small wire crate in a back garden in Wordsworth Road.

Nadeem was later found by officers at Royal Holloway, University of London, but the second dog was not found after he said he left it at a property in Uxbridge.

Ian Blake, the council's housing special projects manager, said the case was a "particularly difficult" one because of Nadeem's "level of wilful cruelty" to the dogs.

"It was also believed that there were more than just these two dogs involved in this as Nadeem appeared to be operating as a so-called security dog handler regularly transporting dogs," Blake added.

"The council is happy with the sentence given and pleased that [Baxter] is now living a happy life, away from the cruelty of his past."

Nadeem, who admitted breaching the duty of a person responsible for animals to ensure their welfare in April, must also complete 200 hours of unpaid work.