A puppy died days after a sick Florida woman was caught on video throwing and kicking the helpless pooch in the street, according to police.
Disturbing footage shared by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows a woman — identified by authorities as Imania Davis, 33 — grabbing a 1-year-old male Maltese by the scruff of his neck and hurling him more than 20 feet onto the asphalt road.
The dog limped back with its tail between its legs only for the heartless woman to kick him, according to a police report obtained by WFLA.
Davis then hit the dog twice more on the head and threw him again — this time 10 feet in the air into a bush 25 feet away. The second throw broke the dog’s leg, cops said.
“I truly feel that anyone who would harm and inflict the type of pain she did to this little puppy has a special place in hell one day, when that day comes for her,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news conference Monday.
The brutal beating was caught on one of the sheriff’s department’s Eye on Crime cameras near a trailer park in Tampa on Thursday, April 30.
A sheriff’s office employee just happened to be monitoring the live feed at the time, according to police.
When a deputy arrived at the scene, the dog was lying in the street, visibly shaking but unable to move. The deputy noted that one of the dog’s legs appeared broken, and he was bleeding from the nose.
The pooch was rushed to the county Pet Resource Center, where he died while undergoing surgery Tuesday, “despite tireless efforts” from veterinarians, officials told WFLA Wednesday.
The dog was expected to be put up for adoption once he healed from his injuries.
Davis, of Tampa, is charged with six counts of aggravated animal cruelty. She is being held in the Hillsborough County Jail on a $75,000 bond.
“Here’s the saddest part in this case. From looking at the camera angle, you can’t tell, but there were a lot of people around,” Chronister said.
“This is outside of a mobile home park. It’s busy, people are outside of their homes. There were other people who witnessed this. It’s sad that no one took the initiative to call us.”
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