Influencer who laughed as her dog viciously mauled two guests at an Airbnb party sobs in court as she apologises to her victims
- Holly Snelgar’s English pit bull called Kaiser bit Jennie Lawrenson three times
- He also bit Ms Lawrenson’s partner Myles Waldron, who came to her rescue
An influencer who laughed while her dog viciously mauled two guests at an Airbnb party was sobbing in court as she apologised to her victims.
Holly Snelgar’s English pit bull called Kaiser bit Jennie Lawrenson three times in December 2021. The dog also bit Ms Lawrenson’s partner Myles Waldron who came to her rescue, Manchester Evening News reports.
The couple investigated a disturbance at Ms Lawrenson’s Airbnb apartment in Manchester city centre, which Snelgar and her friends had rented.
The court heard how Snelgar and her friends became ‘aggressive’ and ‘laughed’ as the dog launched the attack.
Snelgar, 25, also launched a foul mouthed tirade and kicked an officer when police were called to the disturbance.
Holly Snelgar’s English pit bull called Kaiser bit Jennie Lawrenson three times. The dog also bit Ms Lawrenson’s partner Myles Waldron who came to her rescue, Manchester Evening News reports
The court heard how Snelgar and her friends became ‘aggressive’ and ‘laughed’ as the dog launched the attack
Snelgar, 25, also launched a foul mouthed tirade and kicked an officer when police were called to the disturbance
The influencer from Hampshire begged the judge for forgiveness as she apologised for her ‘drunken and debauched’ behaviour.
She told the court: ‘I will never forgive myself for what has happened, but I hope you find somewhere in your heart to accept my apology, I am truly so sorry.
‘I still hate myself everyday for what I have put you through. I could not regret this night any more if I tried.’
The dog could have been destroyed, but the judge said it made ‘considerable progress’ and was no longer a danger. It is currently being looked after at a dog’s home.
If the pet is ever returned to Snelgar, she must keep it on a lead in public and attend eight training classes with the dog.
Prosecuting, Katie Walden told the court how Snelgar was staying at the Airbnb on December 8, 2021, on Dale Street in the Northern Quarter in Manchester with two male friends.
Ms Lawrenson and Mr Waldron, who lived in the adjacent flat, were awoken at 4.30am by noises coming from the flat.
Ms Lawrenson then realised the door was left open and that the flat was a ‘mess’, so she asked the trio to leave the property.
The dog could have been destroyed, but the judge said it made ‘considerable progress’ and was no longer a danger. It is currently being looked after at a dog’s home. If the pet is ever returned to Snelgar (pictured here with a French bull dog), she must keep it on a lead in public and attend eight training classes with the dog
While she was standing in the doorway, the dog moved towards her and bit her arm. She screamed and Mr Waldron came to help, shouting ‘get that f****** dog off her’.
Prosecutor Ms Walden said that none of the three occupants did anything and that Mr Waldron noted that Snelgar was laughing.
Mr Waldron was able to get the dog off his partner and it bit her second time, this time on the leg.
The couple tried to lock the flat from the outside, but the dog managed to wriggle out and knocked Ms Lawrenson to the floor, where he continued to bite and scratch her. The dog also bit Mr Waldron’s leg.
Ms Walden said: ‘The occupants of the Airbnb all engaged in aggressive behaviour in the hallway, with punches being thrown and a vase being thrown by one of the males.
‘Ms Lawrenson remembers hearing Ms Snelgar say, ‘it’s defending me’ throughout the attack.’
Police were called, and the attending officers thought Snelgar was ‘extremely intoxicated’.
Ms Walden said Snelgar had to be restrained as she tried to attack Ms Lawrenson. She also attempted to get back into the flat to get her dog.
Snelgar, who was not legally represented during the hearing on Friday, addressed the court and apologised for her actions, saying she ‘resents’ herself every day
When she was put in handcuffs, Snelgar told the officer: ‘Don’t f****** handcuff me, who the f*** do you think you are? Get off me.’ She also kicked him in the leg and abdomen.
In an interview, Snelgar said she had been ‘black out’ drunk during the incident.
Ms Lawrenson has been left with scars after the attack and an ensuing three-day hospital stay.
She said she and her partner ‘feared for our lives’ and felt ‘terrorised’.
Ms Lawrenson said in a statement read out to the court: ‘They allowed the dog to attack me on three separate occasions by not restraining it.
‘I don’t understand why they didn’t try to stop me being attacked three times. She told me during the incident she had the dog to protect her. I’m very lucky that I have a partner that came to my rescue and put himself at risk to save me.’
She added that she will ‘always feel guilty’ for putting her partner in danger and that it had a lasting effect on the couple as talking about the attack would make her cry.
‘We have moved out of the area due to no longer feeling safe. After 14 years with no problems renting out my serviced apartments, following the attack I have had to install video cameras,’ the statement continued.
Snelgar, who was not legally represented during the hearing on Friday, addressed the court and apologised for her actions, saying she ‘resents’ herself every day.
She added that the incident would not have occurred if she hadn’t been drinking. She now had new friends and was not drinking alcohol anymore, Snelgar continued.
‘From the bottom of my heart I am so sorry for the pain I have caused you,’ she said. ‘I put everybody in danger that night, including my dog.’
Snelgar, from Hampshire, was convicted of assaulting an emergency worker at Manchester Magistrates’ Court in May (pictured here in May outside the court)
Judge John Potter hit out at Snelgar’s ‘drunken and debauched’ behaviour during the sentencing.
He said: ‘Your actions, Ms Snelgar, in relation to your dog that day and more importantly your victims, were reckless, extremely unpleasant, harmful and inspired by drink.
‘You, Ms Snelgar, should be thoroughly ashamed of the harm that you have caused other people, who were doing nothing more than running their business.’
Snelgar, from Hampshire, was convicted of assaulting an emergency worker at Manchester Magistrates’ Court in May.
She was also found guilty of two charges of owning a dangerously out of control dog.
She received a two year community order, and was ordered to complete 125 hours of unpaid work, and 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
The judge ordered Snelgar to pay Ms Lawrenson £300 in compensation, and pay £200 to Mr Waldron.
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