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Senior Tory Michael Heseltine says he strangled his mum’s pet dog after it bit him

Tory Grandee Lord Heseltine has shockingly claimed he killed his mum’s pet Alsatian after it became aggressive when he tried to stroke it.

The former MP, who was a prominent figure in Margaret Thatcher’s government, said that he strangled the pooch, named Kim, with its own collar.

Interviewer Charlotte Edwardes from Tatler magazine asked about the claims that he had “killed a dog with his bare hands after it attacked a child”.

Lord Heseltine then admitted that the incident involved the dog of his 83-year-old mother, Eileen.

Claims: Lord Heseltine said he strangled the Alsatian after it bit him (Rex/file pic)

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He replied: "Ah! I can tell you what that was. I went to stroke him and he started biting me, here and there [on his hands].

"If you have a dog that turns, you just cannot risk it. So I took Kim’s collar – a sort of choker chain – and pulled it tight.”

Lord Heseltine added: “Suddenly he went limp.

"I was devoted to Kim, but he’d obviously had some sort of mental breakdown.”

The RSPCA has been notified of the claims, but have yet to comment.

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