A blind pensioner today blasted yobs whose actions left her guide dog in agony with a paw full of broken glass.

Dolly Allen, 76, of Harvest Road, Canvey, was being led to her doctors by her trusted labrador, Kitty, when they came across a shattered bus shelter outside the Oysterfleet Hotel, in Knightswick Road, Canvey.

The nine-year-old dog had no choice but to walk across the glass and it wasn't long before Dolly noticed her four-legged friend was limping and bleeding.

She said: "I do hope whoever was responsible for smashing up the bus shelter will realise the harm they cause."

Kitty eventually had three shards of glass removed from her paw.

Published Friday January 30, 2004

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