Puppy ‘Bludgeoned With Hammer And Put Into Microwave’
Two men have been arrested as police investigate reports that a puppy was bludgeoned with a hammer and then put into a microwave.
The 11-week-old animal was killed in the Ailsbury Park area of Lurgan, Co Armagh on Saturday.
The men, aged 23 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.
We responded quickly to reports yesterday evening alleging an 11 week old puppy had been brutally killed in Lurgan with a hammer. We have arrested two male suspects aged 23 & 16 and recovered the remains of the little dog & a hammer. An very through investigation is on going.
— Jon Burrows (@PSNICIJBurrows) February 6, 2018