60-Year-Old Man Arrested for Throwing Landlord's Dog from 3rd Floor of Building, Causing Death

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Police have booked a man in his 60s who threw a dog from the third floor of a building, causing the dog’s death, after the dog tried to bite him.

The Dobong Police Station in Seoul announced on the 22nd that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 60s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act for throwing a dog from the third floor of a commercial-residential building in Banghak-dong, Dobong-gu, causing the dog’s death.

According to the police, tenant Mr. A is accused of putting the dog, which was raised by the homeowner and tried to bite him, into a plastic bag and throwing it about 10 meters down to the ground at around 10:55 p.m. on the 21st. The dog died at the scene.

The police responded to a report from a passerby who said, "Something fell from the building, and when I went to check, there was a dog inside the (plastic) bag," and arrested Mr. A on the spot.

The police are verifying the exact circumstances of the incident and the motive behind the crime.

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