Pet turtle crushed with brick
Albany, NY (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Dec 23, 2001
County: Albany

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Name Undisclosed

Albany police are questioning an 8-year-old boy in the beating death of a pet turtle.  Lisa Johnson had the pet turtle -- Myrtle -- for 32 years. She said someone took the turtle out of the swimming pool in her back yard and beat it to death with a brick. Johnson said she received the turtle when she was 7.

Albany police are investigating and said the 8-year-old could be charged with a felony if he was responsible.  The law to toughen penalties for animal cruelty was passed last year, making it a felony to kill someone's animal.

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