Dog owner hunted after swans savaged

By Alexander Lawrie

A PAIR of swans have been put down by vets following a savage attack by two dogs.

Scottish SPCA officers rushed to the horrific scene after receiving reports that two greyhound-type dogs were attacking the swans and their cygnets.

The male bird had to be put down just hours after the attack and the female was examined the following day but was also put down after suffering horrendous injuries.

Animal welfare officers have appealed for witnesses to the bloody attack which happened near to the Waterside Inn restaurant in Haddington, East Lothian around 3pm on Monday.

Scots attack victim suffers another blow

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE

AN ASPIRING author who had his legs amputated after suffering a savage beating has had his specialist wheelchair stolen while in London auditioning for a TV role.

Ian Colquhoun, 31, from Edinburgh, was left disabled after being attacked with a pick-axe handle while he slept during a horrific assault on Christmas Day in 2002.

His attackers were ransacking his then home in the Irish Republic when he was struck repeatedly over the head with the blunt instrument.

The callous thugs, who have never been caught, then set fire to Ian’s home leaving him for dead.

He barely survived the horrific assault after spending seven weeks in a coma and was left with 65 per cent burns to his body.

Now, Ian has been dealt another sick blow as thieves made off with his expensive specialist wheelchair while he was auditioning for a part in the BBC soap Doctors last month.