Mechanic Arrested For Assaulting Pet Dog With Hammer

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In the viral video, the 42-year-old man is seen hitting the dog with a hammer after he was bitten by the animal.
IPOH: Police arrested a mechanic who allegedly assaulted his pet dog with a hammer at a housing estate in Taman Ria here on Saturday.
Ipoh district police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 42-year-old man hit his pet dog with the hammer at about 8pm because he was angry that the animal had bitten him.
“The arrest was made after a police report was lodged today by a complainant who saw a 43-second video recording that had gone viral on the Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better Facebook page.
The video shows a man assaulting a dog with a hammer at a housing estate in Taman Ria, Ipoh,” he told Bernama.
The recording, by a woman believed to be living in the area, had gone viral on Facebook earlier.
Abang Zainal said further investigation revealed that the dog was a pet of the suspect and had a licence.
“The dog was rescued by the Perak veterinary services department for treatment. They also confiscated the hammer used by the suspect and the shirt he wore during the incident and handed them over to the police for investigation,” he said.
He said the suspect was found to have four records related to crime and 17 for narcotics.
The case is being investigated under Section 44 of the Animal Act 1953 for mistreating and cruelty against animals. - FMT

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