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Vigo Appeals Court Upholds Sentence for Ex-Partner’s Dog Drowning

It confirmed a prison term plus €5,000 in moral damages and three and a half years of animal-related disqualification after finding the drowning was intended to intimidate his former partner.

Un ejemplar de schnauzer, como la perra ahogada por el condenado

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.