Man in northern Indiana accused of beating girlfriend, killing her pet donkey
01/04/2017 8:31 am PST
via WXIN:
LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. -- (WXIN) -- A Michigan man is charged after police in Indiana say he shot and killed his girlfriend's pet donkey.
Fifty-year-old Olvydas Abromavicius of Union Pier, Michigan, is charged with felony domestic violence animal cruelty and misdemeanor domestic battery. The LaPorte County Sheriff's Office in Indiana said in a news release that officers responded Sunday evening at a LaPorte home to a domestic disturbance.
A deputy later found the donkey bleeding profusely. Police say the 5-year-old donkey, named Jack, died before a veterinarian could arrive. The donkey suffered a shot in the head near its left eye. Police also said Abromavieius' girlfriend claimed he battered her.
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