Overview
- The suspect, reportedly intoxicated, broke into an 83-year-old resident’s home in Mezquitillo on August 5 after the dog barked at a falling motorcyclist.
- The attack left the animal with a fractured jaw, detached nose, deep facial wounds and multiple body injuries.
- Volunteers from Fundación Balto y Togo rescued the dog on site and transported it for emergency care under a grave prognosis.
- The organization filed a formal complaint and provided authorities with the aggressor’s identity.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado is expected to open an investigation and press charges for home invasion, assault and extreme animal cruelty.