Overview

• Officers arrested a man in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine on suspicion of torture and barbarity after finding two American Staffordshire terriers with severe jaw and head wounds.
• Police forced entry into the suspect’s lodging upon hearing animal distress and used a stun gun to neutralize him when he resisted.
• Inside the apartment, investigators recovered a blood-covered wooden stick studded with nails and multiple blood traces.
• Suspect-filmed videos were seized as evidence and are under forensic review to confirm the extent of the abuses.
• The terriers are receiving treatment at a veterinary clinic while Saint-Denis authorities and a local animal welfare association probe the case, including potential sexual violence allegations.