A 44-year-old Roman man has been
arrested after allegedly killing his daughter's dog by throwing
it from the seventh floor of an apartment building and attacking
police officers who arrived at the scene when the emergency
services were called.
"This is a circus... it's just a dog," the man reportedly
said as the police comforted his teenage daughter as she cried,
holding the dead body of her Jack Russell at the family home.
Police allegedly had to use pepper spray on the man after he
insulted and attacked officers and then tried to self-harm.
Investigators are working to establish the motive for killing
the dog.
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