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Chloe Brockett broke her silence on Friday as she spoke for the first time since her boyfriend Jack Fincham was spared from prison.
Jack successfully overturned his six-week jail sentence after appealing against his conviction for owning a dangerously out-of-control dog.
In an interview, Chloe admitted she was ‘over the moon with the outcome’ as she candidly discussed the impact it had on her mental health.
She told The Sun: ‘I should be cartwheeling and having a glass of Prosecco, but instead, I’m just sitting at my kitchen table thinking, ‘Oh my God, it’s finally all over’.”
‘Jack takes full responsibility but I found it so unjust and it was just horrible. I didn’t see that coming at all so obviously I was just so shocked. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.’
Chloe did not attend court, which she admitted made her ‘feel like a really bad person’ but she feared for her health.
She explained: ‘I’ve been so unwell and was really scared, I just didn’t think I could sit through it. I knew that I would get panicked in there and maybe that could affect my health.’
Jack was originally sentenced in January 2025 after his black Cane Corso, Elvis, injured runner Robert Sudell in Swanley, Kent, in September 2022.
The 32-year-old looked miserable as he carried an overnight bag into court while facing a prison sentence – before he emerged from the building beaming with joy and giving a thumbs up following his reprieve.
He spoke only to confirm his name and was wearing a long brown overcoat with a light brown cardigan underneath.
Instead his 18-month suspended sentence for a drug-driving offence in March 2024 has been extended by three months.
Fincham, who had pleaded guilty to the charge, faced two separate incidents involving his dog.
The first attack left Mr. Sudell with an injury, while a second incident in June 2024 saw a woman’s calf grabbed – though no injury was reported.
As part of his original sentence passed at the magistrates’ court, Fincham was ordered to pay £3,680, including a £2,000 contribution to kennelling costs, a fine of £961 and £200 compensation to Mr Sudell.
Richard Cooper, for Fincham, said that the dog incident in June 2024 happened when Fincham had ‘just moved to the property and was bringing boxes in from the car – while he did so the dog slipped out’.
The court had initially handed Fincham a custodial sentence, citing his failure to comply with conditions set after the first attack, including keeping Elvis on a lead and wearing a muzzle.
However, Fincham’s legal team successfully argued that immediate imprisonment was too harsh.
Richard Cooper defending said: ‘It is a stupid thing as a result of a lack of attention to detail. He should’ve made enquiries [before taking his dog to the pub unleashed].
‘These are problems of his own making but there has been remarkable progress by Mr Fincham through his own volition and hard work.
‘He struck rock bottom three years ago without work, he found himself indulging in alcohol and drugs regularly.
‘His work dried up. But it is to his credit what he has done to put that right. He has engaged councillors. He has returned to a 9-5 job which doesn’t trade on anything but hard work. He has returned to boxing.’
The appeal’s success means Fincham will now avoid jail but must still comply with strict conditions regarding Elvis. These include ensuring the dog is always muzzled and leashed in public and not left alone with anyone under 16.
Samanth Leigh, said as she passed her judgement: ‘We agree that the activation of the suspended sentence was not just. We will replace that with a three months extension to your suspended sentence. It would not be appropriate to change other sentence that was imposed.’
She added: ‘Mr Fincham you need to be very careful now. It is never the fault of the dog, it is always the owners fault.’
