(ANSA) - Piacenza, August 10 - Carabinieri police in the
northern city of Piacenza have reported a 55-year-old man to
criminal prosecutors for alleged kicking a six-month-old puppy
to death in the spring.
Local people called the cops, saying they had seen a man
attacking the animal in a park.
The dog, which belonged to the suspect's partner, was taken
to a vet, but to no avail.
The 55-year-old said he found the dog poisoned, but an
autopsy confirmed the version of the witnesses, sources said.
Man reported for allegedly kicking puppy to death
Suspect said dog was poisoned