Puerto Rico man bites off head of girlfriend's puppy, gets 7 years of jail
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A man in Puerto Rico will serve seven years in prison for biting off the head of a Chihuahua and punching his girlfriend.
The two-month old puppy died instantly, El Vocero reported.
According to the paper, the couple had been living together for about six months and the man, 40-year-old Luis Arroyo, had no history of domestic abuse.
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A judge also ordered Arroyo to pay a $3,000 fine in the case that included domestic abuse and mistreatment of an animal.
Arroyo had pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, who owned the dog.
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The incident occurred in February in the western mountain town of Lares, a town 52 miles from the capital San Juan.
The AP contributed to this report.
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