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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Woman accused of hanging boyfriend's dog in garage

Iowa - An Iowa woman hanged one of her boyfriend's three dogs in the garage, and told police that she killed the dog because it was old and sick.

The Des Moines Register reports 28-year-old Sheena Cornwell was arrested Saturday evening after her boyfriend came home to discover the dog hanging by its collar and leash from the rafter in the garage.

The paper reported that Joshua VanDyke, her boyfriend, said Cornwell would complain about the 15-year-old dog with medical issues but there was never any abuse.

"She wanted to get rid of her, but she never said anything about doing something violent to her," he said, according to the paper. Full Article