UK tourist is accused of drowning and beating a puppy to death in Australia

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 05:34 EDT, 29 September 2026 | Updated: 05:34 EDT, 29 September 2026 A working holidaymaker has been denied bail after allegedly drowning and beating a dog to death in Western Australia.Bradley Gavin Knoesen, from the UK, fronted Kalgoorlie Magistrates' Court, about 600km east of Perth, on Tuesday morning following the dog's alleged horrific death on Wednesday, September 23.Police allege the 31-year-old had consumed an 'extreme amount of alcohol, with his cousin in Kalgoorlie, a mining hub, when he first picked up the one-year-old kelpie, the ABC reported.The court heard Knoesen repeatedly held the dog underwater until it became unresponsive, while he laughed and smiled.The dog at one point attempted to swim away but Knoesen allegedly dunked it under the water again.A witness managed to revive the dog through CPR before Knoesen allegedly claimed the pup was 'brain dead' and struck it with a glass bottle.Prosecutors alleged Knoesen then tied the dog's body to a motorbike and dragged it through bushland on the outskirts of town.The witness took police to the dog's body but it wasn't clear in court who owned the kelpie. A tourist is accused of drowning and beating a kelpie (stock image) to death and dragging it through bushland from a motorbike Bradley Gavin Knoesen, a 31-year-old from the UK, faced Kalgoorlie Magistrates' Court (above) on Tuesday morningThe UK citizen is in Australia on a six-month visa.Knoesen did not enter a plea to a charge of causing an animal unnecessary harm.Police prosecutor Senior Constable Ian Southall opposed his bail arguing he posed a likely risk of fleeing the country if released.Magistrate Donna Webb denied Knoesen's bail, noting the serious nature of the charges against him.The matter will return to court on October 12.- READ MORE: Animal cruelty outrage as Sydney man caught on camera beating 'highly distressed' dog with plank - READ MORE: Lost barn owl named 'Little Reg' that was rescued by soldiers is released back into the wild