A grotesque act of animal cruelty unfolded in Kingston, Massachusetts, where a 44-year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing his dog after a failed poison attempt, authorities report. According to CBS News Boston, Jonathan Paluzzi fatally attacked his 60-pound bull terrier mix named Brutus following his unsuccessful attempt to find someone to take or euthanize the healthy canine.
The appalling incident came to light Wednesday afternoon after a 911 call alerted the police to disturbances at The Point at Kingston, an apartment complex—police arriving at the scene discovered Brutus's body which bore multiple stab wounds, NBC Boston reports mentioned the suspect had previously attempted to poison the dog with fentanyl, a powerful opioid, a day prior to the stabbing, but when the dog survived, Paluzzi allegedly resorted to using a set of bent grill prongs to commit the crime.
Officials have charged Paluzzi with multiple felony counts of animal cruelty and the possession of a Class A drug—suspected fentanyl—with the investigation being vehemently pursued by Kingston police. "The hideous nature of this case has the undivided attention of the assigned investigators," the Kingston police expressed, as per CBS News Boston, underscored by the gravity of the actions leading to Paluzzi's arrest upon his return to the apartment as police examined the scene of the brutal killing.
