- Sep 6, 2001
- 28,010
- 99
- 48
Boys killed dog on barbecue grill, police charge [font=arial,helvetica][size=-2]By KELLI HEWETT TAYLOR
Staff Writer
[/size][/font]
Youths, 11 and 14, were 'just doing it' to do it, officer says
Two boys have been charged with animal cruelty in the burning death of a puppy on a gas grill in Springfield.
Names of the Robertson County youths, ages 11 and 14, have not been released by Springfield police. Other boys are being investigated in connection with the case, which occurred July 24 near an unoccupied building on Carden Circle, investigators said.
No motive has been revealed.
''They were just doing it'' to do it, said Lt. William Watkins, a spokesman for the Springfield Police Department.
The young suspects told police that a man gave them the puppy, but authorities have not found the man or any other owner.
A neighborhood boy saw the incident and ran to neighbors to get help, Watkins said.
''When officers arrived, the dog had jumped off the grill and was on the ground, barely breathing,'' Williams said. The puppy died soon after officers arrived.
The boys will appear in Juvenile Court, but a date could not be confirmed at press time.
[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][/font]
Poor doggy!
Staff Writer
[/size][/font]
Youths, 11 and 14, were 'just doing it' to do it, officer says
Two boys have been charged with animal cruelty in the burning death of a puppy on a gas grill in Springfield.
Names of the Robertson County youths, ages 11 and 14, have not been released by Springfield police. Other boys are being investigated in connection with the case, which occurred July 24 near an unoccupied building on Carden Circle, investigators said.
No motive has been revealed.
''They were just doing it'' to do it, said Lt. William Watkins, a spokesman for the Springfield Police Department.
The young suspects told police that a man gave them the puppy, but authorities have not found the man or any other owner.
A neighborhood boy saw the incident and ran to neighbors to get help, Watkins said.
''When officers arrived, the dog had jumped off the grill and was on the ground, barely breathing,'' Williams said. The puppy died soon after officers arrived.
The boys will appear in Juvenile Court, but a date could not be confirmed at press time.
[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][/font]
Poor doggy!