The Criminal Court No. 1 of Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) has sentenced the accused of kick a dog to death in front of its owner, a 12 year old girl who walked him down the street. “It was me,” he said upon the arrival of the Police. The minor suffers from nightmares, is afraid to go outside and has had eating problems since then.
The violent episode took place on March 11, 2023, when the girl was walking along La BulerÃa street in Jerez with Oddie, a chihuahua dog property of his mother. At one point, the accused, 57 years oldhe crossed paths with the minor, whom he did not know, and “without saying a word” He gave the dog “a strong kick,” leaving the animal “lying on the ground and bleeding.” Immediately afterwards, “he continued kicking him until he died,” as stated in the account of proven facts.
According to what was revealed at the time, the accused, with 17 previous records, was stumbled slightly on the strap when leaving a portal, although without falling. After the violent episode, the girl, in a state of shockpicked up the dog in his arms and ran home to ask for help.
The National Police He arrived at the scene and the man was arrested as responsible for a crime of animal abuse. During the trial, the intervening agents have stated that the accused recognized on site and spontaneously the facts: “It was me”he told them.
The judge has fully accepted the request of the Prosecutor’s Office and in addition to the prison sentence, he must compensate the owner of the dog with 650 euros (value attributed to the dog in the expert appraisal) and pay another 12,000 euros for moral damage caused to the girl and the psychological consequences it has: “My daughter is traumatized, she wakes up at night and says she has blood on her hands,” her mother said after the events to Jerez Diary.
The sentence also prohibits the accused from having animals for three years and disqualifies him from practicing any profession related to them for the same period of time.
The protector El Refugiowho has carried out the private prosecution, has expressed his support for the family and his joy at the conviction. «We will never tire of repeating that acts as execrable as this must be denounced, tried and condemned with the maximum penalty contemplated by our Penal Code, as has happened on this occasion,” stated the president of the protector, Nacho Paunero.
