Brendan McMahon
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Brendan Francis McMahon (born New Zealand) is a financier from Sydney, Australia who made headlines for animal cruelty in July and August, 2005. He jointly operated Meares-McMahon Capital, a finance and mortgage brokering firm. His business partner is the brother-in-law of James Packer.
He bought the animals from pet stores. He smoked methamphetamine regularly and mutilated the animals. When the carcasses were found, some of them had been skinned, with shattered skulls and ruptured eyes. McMahon was found guilty of 18 charges, there being proof of the abuse of 17 rabbits and a guinea pig. A charge of bestiality was dropped when the prosecutor thought it impossible to prove that he penetrated the animals with his penis. He was jailed for 12 months in July 2006, at the age of 37.
His conviction was overturned in November 2006 on the grounds that at the time, he was suffering from psychosis.
