A 35-year-old man in Lviv region is suspected of killing his fellow villager's dog with a stick and hiding the body in the bushes. Police opened a criminal investigation under the article on cruelty to animals, the regional police department reported, UNN reports.
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On February 9, at about 13:00, a 41-year-old resident of a village in Lviv district reported to the police that his dog had been killed by unknown persons.
The police identified the offender involved in the crime. Reportedly, it was a 35-year-old fellow villager of the applicant. According to the investigation, on the evening of February 8, the suspect struck the dog's head with a stick, causing its death. To conceal the crime, the man took the animal's body away from his own property and hid it in the bushes.
Criminal proceedings were opened under Part 1 of Article 299 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (cruelty to animals).
The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of a fine of one thousand to three thousand tax-free minimum incomes, or arrest for up to six months, or restraint of liberty for up to three years.
A pre-trial investigation is underway, and law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.