A deputy dog warden, in an affidavit, said he responded to a report that a puppy had been killed during a domestic dispute, but his investigation concluded Roxie was likely killed after having her neck snapped.
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“When Christopher Matthews came outside, he advised that he did in fact kill the dog by ‘snapping its neck’ because it had bitten his hand,” the deputy warden wrote in the affidavit. “He stated the he has told his wife on numerous occasions he was going to kill the dog if it continued to bite him.”
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A medical report attached to the case says Roxie had multiple skull fractures and showed signs of abuse and trauma.
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