KAJANG, Aug 30 — A professional badminton player was fined RM25,000, in default six months in jail, by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to repeatedly beating a dog at his house last month.

Judge Mazuliana Abdul Rashid meted out the fine on Samuel Lee, 21.

Lee was charged with beating a Husky dog with his hands repeatedly on the balcony of his residence at Landmark Residence, Kajang, between 12.09 am and 12.19 am on July 1 this year.