Dog days away from death rescued by Met Police officer

Stella is said to be doing well at training and enjoying life

A puppy that had been abandoned in a flat alone for a month has been saved by a Met Police officer.

Police were called to Tottenham, north London, a few days before Christmas last year after an abseiling builder spotted a distressed dog through the window of a 12th-floor flat.

PC Joe Allen forced entry and found the Staffie cross under a broken bed frame.

She was starving, surrounded by rubbish, and needed urgent medical attention.

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Now named Stella, the six-month-old was severely malnourished and needed immediate treatment at a veterinary hospital.

Staff at the hospital said if she had not been found she would have had only three or four days to live.

PC Allen said he "saw a blanket shaking" and discovered the dog

PC Allen and his partner, Det Con Jade Peirce, have now fostered nine-month-old Stella with the intention of adopting her.

Det Con Peirce said: "She's been having princess treatment, getting fatter which we love because she was still so, so skinny when we got her.

"She's just so loving, so well-tempered with people, she absolutely loves other dogs.

"She has taken to training really well."

Stella is now doing well with PC Allen and his partner DC Peirce

PC Allen said: "I don't think we could have asked for a better dog."

An RSPCA spokesperson said: "We are investigating and cannot comment further at this stage."

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