Overview
- The Sección Quinta de la Audiencia Provincial de Vigo ratified the lower court’s full sentence for the deliberate drowning of a pet.
- The court upheld one year and eight months in prison for the defendant’s role in submerging the 17-year-old schnauzer, Leila.
- Judges affirmed a €5,000 award for moral damages after the ex-partner endured weeks of medical leave and months of depression.
- A three and a half year ban on animal ownership and related professions was maintained alongside the prison term.
- The appeals panel rejected the defendant’s accidental-death defense and applied an aggravated cruelty clause for psychological coercion.