Man, 18, charged after video of dog being beaten posted online
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Police said the dog was assessed by vets and found to be "fit and well"
Police have charged a suspect after a video of a man beating a dog emerged on social media.
The video was seen by people from across the UK, who made "numerous calls" to officers on Tuesday, just after 22:00 BST.
Owen Rippon, 18, of Woodville Road, Nottingham, has been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
The dog has been found and deemed by vets to be fit and well, police said.
Mr Rippon is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court later.
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