Overview
- The Sixth Provincial Corporate Criminal Prosecutor’s Office of Lima Norte opened a preliminary investigation into Óscar Balarezo Ávalos for suspected abandonment and acts of cruelty against animals.
- Video circulated of Balarezo attempting to asphyxiate a French bulldog named Susu at a park on Avenida Contisuyo in Independencia, where bystanders intervened.
- Prosecutor Ronald Eduardo Caballero Benites ordered urgent steps including statements from the suspect and witnesses and collection of nearby security and neighborhood videos.
- Authorities requested the dog’s full clinical history and the medical report, and they moved to identify the veterinarian who later performed euthanasia at a clinic in Los Olivos.
- The body of Susu will be exhumed for forensic tests, while animal-rights groups demand exemplary sanctions and report claims—unverified by authorities—that the accused is a retired police officer.