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Case #261 Rating: 2.3 out of 5
Dog starved to death
San Francisco, CA (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Jun 13, 2001
County: San Francisco
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Raija Hossainy
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A San Francisco woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to felony animal cruelty after locking her dog in a closet to starve to death. Raija Hossainy had moved out of her apartment in June 2001, leaving her dog tied inside a closet without food or water.
Worried neighbors called the police over a month later, when they noticed a foul odor emanating from the apartment. When investigators arrived, they found the dog's dead body inside the closet, which had been held shut with weights. They also found scratch marks on the inside of the closet door where the dog had tried to escape. The case is being heard in federal court because it occurred on federal property.
Case Updates| Sentenced to six months out of a possible two-year, maximum jail sentence. | | Update posted on Feb 21, 2003 - 7:59AM |
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