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Two Alajuelenses will be the first to face trial for killing a dog

by Q COSTARICA Monday 1 April 2019, 3:05 pm 1.8k Views

Two residents of Alajuela will be the first people to be tried for committing a crime against an animal. On March 15, the Criminal Court of Alajuela brought the case to trial.
Alajuela Court House
The suspects surnamed Espinoza Leslie and Zúñiga Palladino, are accused of killing a dog inside a house in Rincon de Herrera in La Guácima, Alajuela, in September 2017.
The men were the owners of the dog and, apparently, tied it with a leash to a window, but it did not touch the floor. The dog died from strangulation.
The press department of the Judiciary indicated that Juan Carlos Peralta Víquez, president of the Asociación para el Bienestar y Amparo Animal (ABAA), is a complainant in this case processed under file 17-0004378-305-PE.
According to article 279