Dmitri
06-08-2006, 10:37 AM
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Police say woman used dead Chihuahua to attack dog breeder
By Susan Weich
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/07/2006
ST. PETERS
A woman is accused of repeatedly hitting a dog breeder on the head with a dead Chihuahua puppy because she was upset it had died.
The Wentzville woman, 33, whose name was being withheld pending charges, told police that she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian,
who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother.
But before the woman could return the puppy, it died.
Police gave this account:
The woman went to the breeder's home in St. Peters about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday. She pushed her way in and began fighting with the breeder
and pulling her hair as she tried to make her way to the basement to get another puppy. The breeder wrestled the woman out of her house,
but on the front porch, the woman hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, police said.
A neighbor heard the commotion and asked the breeder if she needed help. The breeder told the neighbor to call police, and the woman
retreated to her car with the carcass.
As she pulled away, the woman waved the dead puppy out of the car's sunroof and yelled threats at the breeder, police said. She later
called the breeder and threatened her and her family, according to court records.
The breeder did not seek medical attention, police said, but she and two other people in the home got temporary orders of protection
against the dog owner. The breeder declined to comment, and the dog owner could not be reached.
Police did not know the weight of the dead puppy, but a Chihuahua weighs just 2 to 6 pounds when grown.
Police said they are applying for felony burglary charges against the dog owner, for entering the home,
and misdemeanor assault charges.
Police say woman used dead Chihuahua to attack dog breeder
By Susan Weich
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/07/2006
ST. PETERS
A woman is accused of repeatedly hitting a dog breeder on the head with a dead Chihuahua puppy because she was upset it had died.
The Wentzville woman, 33, whose name was being withheld pending charges, told police that she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian,
who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother.
But before the woman could return the puppy, it died.
Police gave this account:
The woman went to the breeder's home in St. Peters about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday. She pushed her way in and began fighting with the breeder
and pulling her hair as she tried to make her way to the basement to get another puppy. The breeder wrestled the woman out of her house,
but on the front porch, the woman hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, police said.
A neighbor heard the commotion and asked the breeder if she needed help. The breeder told the neighbor to call police, and the woman
retreated to her car with the carcass.
As she pulled away, the woman waved the dead puppy out of the car's sunroof and yelled threats at the breeder, police said. She later
called the breeder and threatened her and her family, according to court records.
The breeder did not seek medical attention, police said, but she and two other people in the home got temporary orders of protection
against the dog owner. The breeder declined to comment, and the dog owner could not be reached.
Police did not know the weight of the dead puppy, but a Chihuahua weighs just 2 to 6 pounds when grown.
Police said they are applying for felony burglary charges against the dog owner, for entering the home,
and misdemeanor assault charges.