A twnety-one year old man has been found guilty following the killing of wild little penguins at a Tasmanian beach in 2016.

Despite denying the charges, he was found guilty on the of aggravated cruelty to animals likely to result in death, deformity or serious disablement.

The nine bodies of the penguins were found on Sulphur creek by Luke Williams who described the scene being ‘disturbing’ and ‘violent’.