In Sheptytskyi district, a 54-year-old resident has been notified of suspicion of cruelty to an animal, which resulted in the death of his neighbour’s dog. A criminal case has been opened in connection with this, and procedural supervision is being carried out by the Sheptytskyi District Prosecutor’s Office.
According to law enforcement officers, on 15 June the neighbour of the dog’s owner, a 54-year-old resident of Sheptytskyi district, hanged the animal from a tree by wrapping a rope around its neck. The dog died from the injuries sustained.
Community police officers, investigators, criminal police operatives and forensic specialists from Police Station No. 2 of the Sheptytskyi District Police Department were involved in solving the crime.
Investigators, under the procedural supervision of the district prosecutor’s office, opened criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Article 299 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (cruelty to animals). The article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years.
The information was made public by the Sheptytskyi District Police Department.