A family were devastated when their missing dog was returned to them in pieces in bin bags.
Trent, a two-year-old chow chow, had escaped from his home in Kirkdale, Liverpool on November 4 and been hit and killed by a train.
When he disappeared, his owner, mum-of-two Keylisha Gleeson, posted on Facebook asking if anyone had seen her pet.
Several people said they had spotted him wandering into Kirkdale Traction Maintenance Depot.
Keylishas mum Tracy, who had visited several nearby stations in the hope of finding him, was eventually told by someone at the depot that Trent had sadly been struck and killed by a train.
Keylisha, 22, told the Liverpool Echo: I was on the phone to my mum at the time and I said is he definitely gone? He could still be alive, and the man said hes definitely dead hes been cut in half. Hes in two pieces. That traumatised me. I havent slept or ate since it happened.
She was later informed someone would retrieve Trent but due to the tracks being dangerous this couldnt be done until specially trained staff were available.
Keylisha said the family are devastated to lose Trent (Picture: Facebook/Keylisha Gleeson)On Thursday they handed over two black bin bags with pieces of the dog in both bags. she said.
Keylisha said she and her children adored Trent and the whole family is devastated hes gone.
She believes her pet could have been saved by rail staff as they knew there was a dog running down the depot and they had a chance to get the dog before he hit the rails.
Stadler Rail Group, who run the maintenance depot, told the Echo they informed Network Rail, who are responsible for the tracks, as soon as they received reports the dog had been seen near the tracks.
A spokesperson for Network Rail, meanwhile, said once they were made aware Trent was on the tracks specialist rail operatives, who are authorised to access areas with live rails, were dispatched.
Keylisha thinks rail staff could have done more to save the dog (Picture: Facebook/ Keylisha Gleeson)But when they arrived the dog had already been hit by a Merseyside Rail train and was dead.
Its not clear how much time occurred between Network Rail being told of the dog and them arriving at the scene.
The firm apologised that Trent wasnt removed from the tracks on the same day he died and said it would be reviewing its processes in regards to this.
The Metro has contacted all rail parties for comment.
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