Pet pig stabbed, beaten to death Waretown, NJ (US) Date: Jun 30, 1998 Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Victor Ionella

Case ID: 3016 Classification: Stabbing, Beating Animal: pig View more cases in NJ (US) Login to Watch this Case

A Berkleley man charged with animal cruelty after Ocean Township police searched an Augusta Ave home and found a shallow grave containing a pet pig that had been stabbed to death.

Victor Ionella, 34, of the Bayville section of Berkeley was charged with cruelty to animals.

Police assisted in the raid by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Stafford Township police, said the pig, a household pet, had been tortured before it was stabbed to death June 30.

It was hit with a sledge hammer and shovel. The pig was 12 years old.

References

Asbury Park NJ Press - July 10, 1998

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