Dog severely beaten, jaw broken Lake Worth, FL (US) Incident Date: Friday, Dec 29, 2006 County: Palm Beach Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Charges: Felony CTA Abuser/Suspect: Edward J. Greiner Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

Case ID: 10518 Classification: Beating Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in FL (US) Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior Login to Watch this Case

A 40-year-old man punched his girlfriend's 10-pound shih tzu in the face more than half a dozen times, breaking the dog's jaw in front of his neighbor and her 5-year-old son, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Edward Greiner was charged Jan 11 with cruelty to animals for the Dec. 29 attack on Seymour outside of his home in the Smith Farms development off Lantana Road just east of Florida's Turnpike.

The neighbor told deputies she saw the dog urinate on Greiner as he carried the animal out of the house.

Seymour ran across the street on Great Oaks Drive as Greiner shouted, "Kill that dog," according to the sheriff's office arrest report.

About 20 minutes later, the neighbor said she saw Greiner catch Seymour and punch him six to eight times in the face.

Seymour's jaw required surgery. Greiner had told investigators the dog ran into a wall or a rock.

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