Policija u Portoriku uhapsila je 59-godišnjeg biznismena iz Njujorka nakon što je upucao psa koji mu je ukrao lopticu na golf terenu.
Salil Zaveri je upucao psa nekoliko puta, u poznatom rizortu Vindam Grand Rio Mar u gradu Rio Grande.
Optužen je po tri tačke, uključujući teško zlostavljanje životinja.
“Zahvaljujući policijskim službenicima, koji su bili glas pravde za ovo štene, koga je beskrupulozni čovjek ubio zlobno i bez ikakvog razloga i očiglednog zanemarivanja života”, rekao je načelnik poicije Antonio Lopez Figeroa.
Zaveri, koji od 2015. godine živi u Portoriku, pušten je da se brani sa slobode uz kauciju od 60.000 dolara. Njemu su oduzeti pasoš i vozačka dozvola.
Tužilac u procesu Gabriel Redondo kazao je da je psima dozvoljeno da budu na terenima, kako bi jurili iguane.
“Ono što smo čuli je da je pas zalajao u tom jednom trenutku kada je lopta odletjela i kada ju je štene uhvatilo. Osumnjičeni je šetao sa pištoljem za člankom, izvadio ga i dva puta upucao psa”, naveo je Redondo.
Novinar Dejvid Begno napisao je na Twitteru da mu je jedan od očevidaca rekao kako je Zaveri upucao psa dva puta, uzeo loptu i udario je do naredne rupe, a onda upucao psa treći put.
Zaveri će se na sudu pojaviti 19. maja, a događaj je naišao na oštre osude na društvenim mrežama.
NEW: The Puerto Rico resident who shot & killed a dog on a golf course on the island IS licensed to carry on the island, according to a police spokeswoman. The suspect, @SalilZaveri has reportedly said the dog was trying to attack him. Eyewitnesses told police: that’s not true. pic.twitter.com/KZIQXGDS1s
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) May 9, 2021
And eyewitness told me that the dog ran onto the golf course and grabbed the suspects golf ball to play with it.
The suspect allegedly shot the dog twice, then went up to the ball and hit it to the next hole, and then shot the dog a third time.— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) May 9, 2021
He shot the poor dog twice with a 9mm Glock as it tried to fetch his golf ball, took his next swing at the ball, and then shot the dog AGAIN. What an utter monster.
— Anne Margaret Daniel 🌻 (@venetianblonde) May 11, 2021
The dog is probably still wondering why it was shot. It was just chasing a ball. That's a game.
I saw too much of shit like this when I worked in animal rescue. This is why I really don't like (most) people any more.— Anne Donovan (@tango793_anne) May 9, 2021
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