By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 11:31 EST, 12 June 2012 | UPDATED: 11:42 EST, 12 June 2012 Accused: Pensioner Bob Hewling and his pet dog Monty A pensioner who was accused of letting his dog foul on a public beach has been cleared by a court of any wrongdoing in just 10 minutes. The £1,000 cost of the failed dog fouling prosecution - which included a trip to the seaside - has been branded 'ridiculous'. Shih Tzu owner and respectable pensioner Bob Hewling, 71, had been accused of allowing his dog to defecate on the beach in Redcar, Cleveland.
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The £1,000 cost of prosecution - which included a trip to the seaside - has been branded 'ridiculous'
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Shih Tzu owner and respectable pensioner Bob Hewling, 71, was cleared by a court of any wrongdoing
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