Dog rescued from Victoria Harbour found dead after being ‘thrown from roof’ of Hong Kong building
Police arrest son of owner for cruelty to animals, and according to a source, the man admitted his role in the act, but denied having a hand in previous harbour incident
On Wednesday, officers arrested the dog owner’s son, 23, for animal cruelty at his home on the ninth floor of the same building in Cheung Sha Wan.
Detectives from Sham Shui Po police district are handling the case. A police source later said the man, who was released from prison last year for burglary, admitted to throwing the dog from the building on impulse as he found it annoying. But he denied dumping the animal in the sea last week.
Earlier in the day, police received a call at 6.17am from a resident who heard a loud bang at Cheung Fai Building on Cheung Wah Street. The male dog was found dead from the fall and officers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) took the body away.
The source said: “Officers had arrested the man for cruelty to animals. Initial investigation showed the man’s mother was the owner of the dog.”