A very sad story indeed, but a couple of points to bear in mind;
Firstly at the time one of the national newspapers reported that by having the dogs with him (not at home) he was entitled to a higher hourly rate of pay. (how true this is I do not know) but I do know the dogs did not have to attend the meeting with him.
Secondly his car was parked outside a police dog training centre (would you not think they would have kennels there? even if they didnt leaving those dogs in a car in a heatwave was never an option)
Thirdly how many times does this man need to cause the death of his dogs before he learns his lesson.
I realise my above comments may sound like I'm plod bashing, but I cant help but wonder if for example if I broke one of the conditions on my FAC because I was on 'auto-pilot' how much sympathy would I receive from the police?