Bronx Man Gets A Year In Jail For Beating 4-Month-Old Puppy
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A Bronx man was sentenced to a year in jail Thursday, after admitting to beating his 4-month-old puppy so badly that she had to be euthanized.
Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said Dwayne Gentles, 29, brutalized the little pit bull, named Brandy, for much of her short life.
She suffered 13 broken ribs, a jaw fracture that prevented her from eating, and two broken legs.
Witnesses said they often heard her whimpering.
Gentles was sentenced Thursday for a misdemeanor, injuring an animal. The jury acquitted him of felony aggravated animal cruelty charges.
Prosecutors said the emaciated, flea-ridden puppy was barely conscious when Gentles finally brought her to a veterinarian in December 2012. On doctors' advice, Brandy was euthanized.
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