Parakeet killed
Martinsburg, WV (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, Nov 6, 2004
County: Berkeley

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Andrea Grantham

A woman has been charged with animal cruelty for what police call a retaliatory killing of a parakeet. Witnesses told police that Andrea Grantham brandished a knife during a weekend property dispute with a neighbor. Grantham then allegedly killed a pet parakeet that the neighbor had given her, police said.

Police found a dead parakeet in Grantham's back yard, "and she still had feathers in her hair when she spoke to police," Patrolman Scott Funkhouser said.

Grantham, 39, was arrested Wednesday and released on $500 bail.

References

• WCCO - Nov 12, 2004

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