Elly Property Services boss of the Cessnock whipper-snipper bird killer breaks ... trends now
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An landscaper who was filmed allegedly killing a helpless native bird with a whipper-snipper before dumping it and its eggs in a bin has been 'dealt with' by his employers, his boss has claimed.
Shocking security footage apparently showed an employee of Elly Property Services using a whipper snipper to tear a Swopping Plover to shreds outside of a home in Beresfield, northwest of Newcastle, on November 14, last year.
He can be seen stomping on the critically injured bird's head and dumping it in the bin before gathering its unhatched eggs and throwing them beside the bird's tattered body.
The homeowner who recorded the footage released the clip on social media last week to spread the story just days before going into into palliative care with a terminal illness, a close friend told Daily Mail Australia
The video went viral on social media, sparking a reaction from the company's boss Ian Elly to deny he was to blame.
He said the RSPCA and courts were investigating the incident and his company had 'dealt with' the worker involved.
An gardener seen on security footage killing a swooping plover with a whipper snipper had been 'dealt with' by his employer (pictured)
Ian Elly (pictured), said he and his family received threats of violence after being wrongly identified as the employee
'I am the owner of this business,' he posted under the home-owner's video.
'You know for a fact this was not me in this clip, you also know we do not
